Regime change is sometimes simple but managing its consequences is always messy. As cerebral a president as Barrack Obama was, he ruefully acknowledged as much when he told Fox News correspondent ...

In the powder keg of the Middle East, three primary actors influence strategic developments at present. U.S. President Donald Trump commands with his tweet diplomacy, blurring the line between farce ...

On June 10, 2025, General Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), issued a sobering assessment before the House Armed Services Committee. [i] While affirming that Camp Lemonnier ...

This alliance already existed before the Syrian war began and was deeply embedded in the Assads’ era. Prior to 2011, the alliance also included Hamas and was commonly referred to as Jabhat al-Muqawama ...

Saudi Arabia’s importance as a global broker in diplomacy has been effectively growing. The New York Times’ recent headline read: “Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia gets a big week in international ...

“Climate point 1” is one of the most important scientific concepts regarding global and regional climate change and serves as a basic indicator for the direction climate change will take in the near- ...

The Mediterranean is emerging as a climate hotspot: It is warming 20% faster than the global average and has already exceeded the 1.5°C threshold , posing a serious threat to the prosperity and ...

Introduction The climate crisis continues to escalate, with the year 2024 once again breaking temperature records and being marked by extreme weather events. Global warming and the climate crisis ...

Renewed nuclear negotiations with the incoming Trump administration could feature an attempt by Washington to strike a grand bargain with Tehran, which addresses regional and international concerns ...

The changing political dynamics in Syria mark a significant turning point in the course of the Syrian civil war, also bringing about a reshaping of the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape. The ouster ...

Iran is one of the richest countries in the world in energy resources., It has the second-largest gas reserves behind Russia– 17 percent – and 9.54 percent of global oil reserves. Iran is a founding ...

Russia’s strategic policies towards the Middle East can be characterised as largely relying on military intervention or presence, especially since 2015 when Moscow became involved in in the Syrian war ...