Misread as passive, the Gulf is quietly ending fifty years of dependence
Iran’s attacks exposed the limits of external guarantees and the need for a Gulf-built security architecture.
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The promise I made to Ismail al-Ghoul
He asked me to keep telling Gaza’s story. Two years after Israel killed him, I have not stopped.
Latin America is becoming a laboratory for tech-supremacism
Trumpism, corporate deregulation and biometric surveillance are converging into a new model of control in the region.
How Netanyahu lost America
By tying Israel to the Republican right, he shattered bipartisan consensus that sustained its most important alliance.
Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan are about more than the TTP
Islamabad is using a domestic insurgency to justify its broader pursuit of strategic dominance.
Apartheid wealth cannot buy silence on Gaza
South African universities must resist donors who use financial power to impose political obedience.
Why Saudi Arabia holds the key to Palestinian statehood
Riyadh’s position in the Arab and Islamic worlds bears significant weight in the prospect of normalisation with Israel.
Tunisia’s body politic is in crisis
Public-service failures and uncertainty over Kais Saied’s health are deepening the country’s political malaise.
India’s youth have broken Modi’s spell
At Jantar Mantar, satire and defiance punctured the prime minister’s aura of invulnerability.
What are Trump’s military options?
The US president has at least three military options – none are good.
Refugee Convention at 75: The world must keep the promise that saved me
Millions of people forced to flee need the same chance that protection gave me.
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