Middle East & Africa
Israel Adopts Controversial Death Penalty Law for Palestinians
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have voiced alarm over a newly passed Israeli law that makes the death penalty the default sentence for...
Misreading Iran: Why Trump’s War Strategy Has Reached a Dead End
From the outset, the war against Iran has been marked by a striking absence of strategic clarity. Despite repeated claims of military success, the...
US Signals Exit as Iran War Escalates Across Gulf
The United States has signaled that the war with Iran may be approaching a turning point, with President Donald Trump indicating a potential withdrawal...
Will the UAE remain a favored destination for Indian students and HNIs post-conflict?
India’s ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expanded significantly in recent years due to growing economic and strategic convergence along with robust...
Misguided Democratization Efforts in Post-War Iraq and Beyond
After the Second World War, the rush to promote democratization across the Third World began in full swing; however, the lasting legacies of these...
Power for Sale: The Middle East as a Geopolitical Marketplace
The Frame Shift That Changes Everything
The language we reach for when describing the Middle East has always been the language of conflict. Proxy wars....
The Talks That Aren’t Happening: Strategic Ambiguity in the US-Iran Standoff
President Trump insists “productive” negotiations with Iran are happening. Iran’s top officials repeatedly deny it. One of them is lying, or both are, or...
Israel Passes Law Enabling Death Penalty for Palestinians
Knesset has passed controversial new legislation that significantly expands the use of capital punishment, particularly for Palestinians in the occupied territories. The law, backed...
UN Peacekeepers Killed as Israel Hits South Lebanon
The killing of three United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon marks a dangerous escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The troops,...
Yemen Front Opens as Israel Faces Expanding Multi Front War
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a more dangerous phase as Israel reported a second attack originating from Yemen. The interception of...