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Continuous Instability in the Gulf and the Shockwaves of the Ukraine War
A Global Energy System That No Longer Heals
The global energy system has entered a phase where shocks do not fade, but they accumulate. They...
Why China Sees Trump’s Lebanon Strategy as a Threat to Its Middle East Ambitions
Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic circles analyzed and assessed the significance of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Lebanese counterpart,...
Damietta Port Attack: Why China Fears a New Threat to the Belt and Road
Chinese research centers, in their analyses of the Middle East, specifically after the attack on the Egyptian port of Damietta on July 29, 2026,...
Is Iran losing control of Gulf trade?
The recent strikes by the Houthis, an Iranian proxy group operating out of Yemen, on shipping passing through the Red Sea have been seen...
US aims new sanctions at Sudan’s military junta over its use of chemical weapons
The United States has barred aircraft linked to Sudan’s military junta, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), from operating in its airspace and is tightening...
How Crimea Went from Russia’s Greatest Prize Towards an Untenable Position
The Crimean Peninsula, Russia’s pivotal stronghold, is witnessing a siege that could place the occupation by Russian forces in an untenable position. After four...
Why China Is Closely Watching Egypt’s Military and Defense Strategy
The Ninth Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) and the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) military think tanks are closely monitoring the...
Sanctioning Sudan’s Army: Washington’s Chemical Weapons Red Line Meets Riyadh’s Realpolitik
The new US sanctions on Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF), which took effect this month, mark a decisive escalation in Washington’s attempt to enforce the...
Europe Cannot Continue Like This: Ceuta and the Commissioners Who Never Delivered
It's clear that Europe cannot continue like this. The scenes at Ceuta over the past 24 hours—an estimated 49,000 people crossing the border by...
Can the Global South Avoid an Enclave AI Economy?
Malaysia’s data center boom offers a revealing piece of arithmetic. Between 2021 and June 2025, the government approved 143 projects. Within that total, 25...