Saudi Arabia’s backing for Sudan’s Burhan means enduring military rule
Saudi Arabia’s claim to oppose outside interference in Sudan is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. Riyadh is no longer merely a venue for mediation...
America Needs the Western Alliance More Than the Western Alliance Needs Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's scaling-back of joint military exercises with South Korea is the latest impulsive and thoughtless decision in an accumulation of foreign...
The Houthi Blockade: Can Saudi Arabia Really Escape Iran’s Trap?
The question is no longer whether Saudi Arabia will respond to the Houthi blockade but what kind of response it can sustain. Riyadh has...
The Crowded Table: Why Four Mediators Have Failed to Fix the Pakistan Afghanistan Ceasefire
The ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan resembles a ghost. It exists on paper but peace remains missing on the ground. Along the Durand Line,...
China’s Iran Dilemma: What Happens If Tehran Quits the NPT—and War With the US Erupts?
China opposes the US and Western escalation against Iran and insists on condemning the US and Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear targets. China considers...
Is China Testing Taiwan’s Defences With a Research Ship Near Its Waters?
Taiwan Warns Chinese Vessel to Leave Sensitive Waters
Taiwan's coast guard said on Friday it had warned off and shadowed a Chinese research vessel operating...
Is China-US Trust Down to a Single Day?
According to an exclusive report from POLITICO, Xi Jinping's planned September visit to the United States has reportedly been shortened to just one day....
A Closer Look at Iran’s Hardliner-Reform Divide
The hardliner–pragmatist divide is a useful analytical framework for understanding the main disagreement over the war, but the reality of power within the Islamic...
Why Is Trump Angrier at Oman Than at Iran Right Now?
The threat reveals less about Oman and far more about how comprehensively the Iran war has gone off script for an administration that promised...
Why Egypt’s Talks With Hamas Matter: China’s Intelligence and Military Reading
Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic circles received the news of the meeting between Egyptian Intelligence Chief Major General Hassan Rashad and a Hamas...