Middle East & Africa
Sisi’s ‘Decent Life’ Goes Digital: Learning from China’s Rural Revolution
China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) is a strategic roadmap focused on high-quality development and comprehensive rural revitalization. Egypt’s “Decent Life” initiative, launched by President...
Can Türkiye Prevent a Wider Middle East War? A Conflict at Risk of Regional Expansion
The Middle East does not drift toward war. It gets pushed. And right now, the pushing is coming from multiple directions simultaneously—which is precisely...
Trump’s Pledge to Bring Hell to the Middle East — Will It Fire Back?
War often appears to be an easy option for the United States; one only needs to look at recent history. This notion has clearly...
Propaganda as a Weapon: A Driving Force Behind Escalating US–Iran Tensions
March 2026 marks a challenging period for global stability as relations between the United States and Iran continue to deteriorate. This article highlights how...
Gulf States Bear the Fallout of a War They Didn’t Start
The war triggered by strikes from the United States and Israel against Iran is increasingly exposing tensions between Washington and its Gulf Arab partners,...
War Expands Across Middle East
The war involving Iran, the United States and Israel intensified on Wednesday as fresh air strikes and missile attacks were reported across the Middle...
Middle East War Intensifies as Iran Strikes Back
The war between Iran and the alliance of the United States and Israel has entered a dangerous new phase, with fresh air strikes and...
Oil Falls 7% After Trump Signals Middle East Conflict Could End Soon
Oil prices dropped sharply on Tuesday following a more than three-year high in the previous session, as U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the war...
Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns: The US-Israeli War on Iran
Modern wars are fought not only with weapons but with assumptions—and the most dangerous assumptions are often invisible to those making them. Donald Rumsfeld’s...
Trump’s Iran Uranium Plan Risks a Wider War
The reported idea of a special operation to seize Iran’s uranium should alarm anyone who still thinks there is a line between pressure and...