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The Price of Statehood: What Recognition Means for Palestine and Israel
Since 1998, a number of western countries, including Britain, France, Canada, Australia, and Belgium, are said to have been preparing to formally recognize an...
Denied a US Visa, Abbas Speaks to UN by Video
The United Nations General Assembly recently voted to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas address world leaders next week through video, after the U. S....
Sixth Time: US Shoots Down UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Backing Israel
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The United States cast its sixth veto at the United Nations Security Council to block a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in...
Reason And Existence: Israel And Nuclear War
“The rational is not thinkable without its other, the non-rational, and never appears in reality without it.” - Karl Jaspers, Reason and Existence (1935)
Introduction
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Qatar Bombing: A Wake-Up Call for Gulf Diplomacy and Regional Security
In the Middle East, where political allegiances often change as frequently as the sands in the desert, the recent Israeli bombing of Qatar has...
Russia and China in the Middle East: Limits of Polarization
In the realm of international relations, Realist Hegemony Theory defines hegemony as a powerful state (or even multiple states) that possesses the material capability...
Gaza Plunged Into Telecom Blackout as Israeli Forces Push into City Center
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A total telecommunications blackout has engulfed Gaza as Israeli tanks advanced into key neighborhoods of Gaza City, signaling an imminent escalation of ground...
Israel Tramples Qatar’s Sovereignty: Lessons Learned
On September 9, 2025, something unthinkable happened: Israel bombed Qatar. For a nation that had long worn the dual identity of mediator and the...
Pope Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ Suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, Calls for Truce
Pope Leo on Wednesday condemned the "unacceptable" conditions for Palestinians in Gaza and expressed solidarity with civilians.
He called for a ceasefire in the ongoing...
EU Commission Moves to Suspend Free-Trade Deal on Israeli Goods
The European Commission proposed suspending a trade arrangement that impacts approximately 5.8 billion euros ($6.87 billion) of Israeli exports because of the ongoing Gaza...