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The Overlooked Partner: Canada, Jordan, and the Case for Deeper Engagement
Canada’s most prominent Middle East allies have been the Gulf monarchies and Israel. Yet a strategic partner has been overlooked. The Hashemite Kingdom of...
From Tehran to Banjul: Why Economic Vulnerability Is a Security Challenge for Small States
What does a missile exchange between Iran and Israel have to do with the price of a taxi ride in Banjul?
At first glance, very...
Leadership Factor in Trump’s Iran War Policy: A Case Study
Introduction:
In recent years, the security strategy and foreign policy of the United States have witnessed a fundamental transformation in their main principles, as demonstrated...
How Ukraine Became Europe’s Most Important Defense Partner in 2026
There has been a significant development in European defence in the last eighteen months, and it did not come from a NATO summit communiqué...
The New Oil Kings: How the Hormuz Crisis is Shifting Power from Dollar to Yuan
The ongoing US- Iran confrontation has pushed the global energy market into a critical state, with Brent crude oil prices hovering $91- $92 per...
Israeli Nuclear Deterrence: Problems of Credibility
“Deterrence is not just a matter of military capabilities. It has a great deal to do with perceptions of credibility.” -Herman Kahn, Thinking About...
Behave or Be Destroyed: Oman and the Vassal Clause in the American Guarantee
On 27 May, asked at a Cabinet meeting whether he would accept a short-term arrangement under which Iran and Oman would share control of...
Egypt–China 70th Anniversary: El-Sisi and Xi Back Global South and China’s Four Global Initiatives
The exchange of congratulatory messages between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on the occasion of the 70th...
The Unreported Dimensions of Nigeria’s Christian Genocide
Based on more than 40 interviews conducted in Nigeria between December 2025 and May 2026, combined with reporting by watchdog organizations, U.S. government bodies,...
The End of the “American Century” and a Multipolar World
The world is beginning to confront the rise of multipolarity. Journalist Fareed Zakaria, in his book The Post-American World and the Rise of the...