Middle East & Africa
The One That Came Out on Top: How Iran Won the Conflict
The Iranians have come out on top after the conflict. They have demonstrated themselves as a pure and united nation by not dividing into...
How Africa Works – Book Review
Overview:
In his new book, How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier, Studwell offers an insightful, structural analysis of why...
Saudi’s strategy for Yemen: a stick for the southerners, a carrot for Europe’s defense ministries
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen policy master, Riyadh’s ambassador Mohammed al-Jaber, believes in stick-and-carrot diplomacy—he shows the stick to Yemen’s dissenters and the carrot to Europe’s...
Could another Iran war erupt after the US midterm elections?
The interim ceasefire between the United States and Iran has eased immediate fears of a prolonged regional conflict, allowing oil shipments through the Strait...
Chinese Media Analysis of Egypt’s June 30 Revolution and El-Sisi’s Overthrow of Morsi
The Chinese press did not adopt the term "military coup" after the success of the June 30 revolution in Egypt, led by then-Defense Minister...
Will the Israel Lebanon deal bring peace or prolong the Hezbollah conflict?
The new security framework between Israel and Lebanon is being presented as a diplomatic breakthrough aimed at ending hostilities along one of the Middle...
How U.S. and Israeli Strikes Shattered Iran’s Iconic Monuments
Recent Israeli airstrikes on March 7 and 9 caused significant damage to historic sites in Isfahan, Iran, including the Naqsh-e Jahan square and the...
Obliterating Gaza’s Children: The Damning UN Report
When I was working on The Fall of Israel (2024) and particularly The Obliteration Doctrine (2025), what I found most repulsive was the targeting...
African States Emphasizing Quality of Continental Economic Transformation
The Agenda 2063 “Decade of Acceleration” drawn by the African Union has been seriously considered not for the quality of its plans, but for...
Has the Iran War Made Regime Change Harder
When U.S. and Israeli forces launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on February 28, 2026, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei within hours, the operating...