Jihadi and separatist strikes push Mali toward fragmentation
On Saturday, an alliance of al Qaeda-linked militants and Tuareg separatist rebels attacked multiple sites in Mali, killing the country's defense minister, targeting the...
Netanyahu’s rivals unite — but would they change Israel’s security policy?
Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rivals, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, announced they will unite in the upcoming election to challenge...
The Nuclear Domino: How the Iran War Changed Nuclear Politics Forever
When JD Vance walked out of the Serena Hotel in Islamabad on April 12 after 21 hours of negotiations and announced that the talks...
Why the U.S. is Not a Declining Power: From Middle East Instability to Indo-Pacific Primacy
Every few years, the same obituary is written again. America is finished, we are told. It has lost its nerve, exhausted itself in the...
Xi Jinping’s Four Peace Initiatives after the Iran War
As part of promoting the Chinese Global Security Initiative (GSI) as an alternative to the Western approach, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a four-point...
Democrats Clash Over Whether Removing Trump Will Backfire in the Midterms
Until this month, Democrats have been focused and unified in their messaging about the economy. However, U. S. President Donald Trump's recent threats against...
Challenging the Phenomenon of European Overtourism
Following massive protests in mid-2024, tens of thousands of local residents across Europe, from Mallorca to Barcelona, continued to demonstrate to voice their frustration...
Western Sahara: Three Wrong Turns the World Must Not Take
At the end of April the United Nations Security Council returns to a file it has been unable to close for more than three...
Epstein Files Audit and the Fight for Real Transparency
The Justice Department watchdog’s review of the Epstein files should not be treated as routine bureaucracy. It is a direct test of whether the...
Why will China not take the bullet for Iran?
Largely unknown in the outside world, Iran is generally regarded by China’s foreign policy experts and strategic affairs community as a “twin brother” of...