The Cost of Escalation: What the Iran-Israel Clash Means — James Dorsey Explains
The Middle East is currently teetering on the brink of a regional conflagration, as the long-simmering shadow war between Iran and Israel has erupted...
Only a Morally Superior Canada Can Deter Annexation by Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump’s jest about annexing Canada in December of 2024 had the effect of galvanizing Canadian patriotism and driving an unlikely Liberal...
From Sykes-Picot to a Greater Syrian Emirates: Post-Assad Syria
The Hamas ‘terror blow’ of October 7, 2023, was intended, in the eyes of the initiator, Yahya Sinwar, to serve as a trigger that...
Regional Connectivity: Tajikistan’s Race to Finish CASA-1000 by 2026
The CASA-1000 project (Central Asia–South Asia power transmission line) is a landmark energy initiative aiming to bridge two regions. It was launched in the...
Mandarin in South African Schools: A Case of Neocolonialism?
Authors: Charles Matseke and Nokuthula Kumalo*
The introduction of Mandarin as an additional language in South African schools has sparked contentious debates about the lingering...
Who Threatens Peace: Israel Aggression or Iran Defence?
Under international law, Iran reserves the right to total retaliation against the unprecedented Israeli strikes on its nuclear and military infrastructure, which killed senior...
China Weighs In on Israeli-Iran Conflict as U.S. Support Emerges
The Israeli military announced the commencement of airstrikes against dozens of targets across Iran, claiming they were directly linked to the Iranian nuclear program...
The IAEA, Iran, and the Looming Nuclear Resolution
The most recent meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors has unfolded at a time of mounting political and psychological pressure on Iran. This...
Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation: The Return of American-Style Authoritarianism?
As the United States navigates the complex political and social challenges of the 21st century, Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation has emerged as...
Erasing Assyrians: The Kurdish Nationalist Project
The Assyrians, an indigenous people with over 6,775 years of history and one of the world’s earliest Christian communities, are vanishing from their ancestral...