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The Trump-Netanyahu Summit and Ankara: Is a Period of “Controlled Chaos” Beginning in the Middle East?
The Trump-Netanyahu summit in Washington in the final days of 2025 was not merely a courtesy visit for the region but the announcement of...
Israel’s APC Bombs Devastate Gaza City Ahead of Ceasefire
In the weeks leading up to the October 10 ceasefire, Israel widely deployed a previously unconventional weapon in Gaza: M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed...
Chinese Intelligence Sees Israeli Ties with Taiwan, Somaliland as Coordinated Challenge
On Monday, December 29, 2025, the Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed its strong opposition to Israel's official recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. China's...
UK, Canada, France lead call for urgent Gaza aid access
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Britain, Canada, France, and seven other nations have issued a joint statement expressing "serious concern" over the renewed deterioration of humanitarian conditions in...
Are China’s Taiwan Drills a Blueprint to Counter an “Iron Dome” of the Pacific?
On December 29, 2025, the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China conducted joint military exercises, codenamed “Mission Justice 2025,” which...
Can You Recognize a State That Doesn’t Exist?
On December 26, 2025, a long-lasting equilibrium in the Horn of Africa is disturbed by Israel becoming the first UN member to recognize Somaliland,...
Israel Defends Somaliland Recognition at UN Amid Gaza and Security Concerns
Somaliland, a former British protectorate, has operated as a de facto independent state since 1991, following the collapse of Somalia into civil war. Despite...
A Mediterranean NATO in the Making: The Israel-Greece-Cyprus Axis
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Greece, Israel, and Cyprus have signed a new joint military action plan to intensify air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean starting...
The Florida Agenda: Can Trump Move Netanyahu on Gaza?
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet in Florida to discuss advancing the stalled Gaza ceasefire,...
A Convergence of Interests: Inside the Israel-Somaliland Gambit for Recognition
Abstract: The article explores the changing story of Israel and Somaliland in the prismatic complexities of historical legality, strategic realignment, and modern recognition politics...