How U.S. Is Turning Iran into China’s Trojan Horse in the Middle East
In recent years, the sanctions regime that the United States and its allies have imposed on Iran and a handful of other countries has...
Israel’s Missile Order in the Middle East: A Geopolitical Challenge for the United States
Israel is rewriting the rules of the game in the Middle East, not through diplomacy, peace treaties, or multilateral negotiations, but by deploying advanced...
MAGA and the New Neoconservatism: The Middle East as the Heartland of a New Global Order
MAGA, short for "Make America Great Again" and the central slogan of the Trump era, is more than just domestic populism. It is a...
Crime Without Punishment: The Narrative Israel Is Constructing
In Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky’s remarkable novel, a man commits murder, and although he escapes the law, he is eventually crushed by the weight...
The Deal of the Century or the Blunder of the Century
In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a highly publicized trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—a tour heralded...
From Wanted Fugitive to Diplomatic Partner: Unmasking America’s War on Terror
The image of Donald Trump shaking hands with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s current leader, in Riyadh is one that, until recently, would have seemed unimaginable....
Why Trump Should Pursue Peace with Iran
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a neoconservative think tank based in Washington, is well known for its hardline stance against Iran and...
The Arabs and the Opportunity of U.S.-Iran Talks: De-escalation, Middle East Stability, and Containing Israel
Donald Trump’s foreign policy in the Middle East, marked by unpredictable decisions, has consistently sparked international debate. One of his most significant moves is...
America: Israel’s Proxy Force in the Middle East
In Politics Among Nations, Hans Morgenthau—one of the founding fathers of realist political theory—cites the Crimean War (1853–1856), in which Britain and France went...
Europe’s Continued Silence Amid the Ongoing Gaza Crisis
In recent months, the Gaza Strip has once again witnessed a renewed wave of violence, spearheaded by Israel with the open support of the...