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Europe’s January Test: The Russian LNG Ban Meets the Hormuz Winter
The winter arithmetic is getting the attention. The more revealing test comes on 1 January, when a ban Europe designed to be irreversible takes...
Bridging Washington and Beijing: Why the Middle East Needs a Sino-American Coordinator
My previous suggestion to both the American and Chinese sides—as an internationally renowned Egyptian expert on Chinese politics and the policies of the ruling...
Beyond Mining: Can Brazil’s New Critical Minerals Law Build a Domestic Industry
On 16 September 2026, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Law No. 15,506, creating Brazil’s National Policy on Critical and Strategic Minerals and...
The Red Line in the Gulf: What Trump’s Rejection of Iran’s Hormuz Plan Actually Tests
On September 26, Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House that he was rejecting a seven-day plan Iran had submitted to reopen the...
Bahrain’s Warning at the UN: The Gulf Emergency the World Is Overlooking
The Gulf is the region's most serious security crisis in decades, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said during his address...
China’s Spy Plane Over Tel Aviv: What It Could Reveal to Iran
The return flight of an advanced Chinese (Y-9LG electronic warfare) and reconnaissance aircraft has raised widespread questions and intelligence concerns in Israel, after it...
Xi Jinping’s US Visit: What It Means for Egypt, the Middle East and Red Sea Security
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States in September 2026 will contribute to managing economic and geopolitical differences between the world's two...
Germany under Chancellor Friedrich Merz amid State Elections
The Rise of the AfD and the Political Fragmentation Reflected in the Vote
The election in Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September marked the first sign of...
Gaza’s Peace Plan Needs Troops. Who Is Willing to Send Them?
A peace plan can be negotiated in conference rooms. Securing it requires someone willing to stand on the ground. Gaza's post-war framework has increasingly...
AI Governance: From Regulating Models to Building Order
Just how worried should we be about artificial intelligence slipping out of control? What used to be a sci-fi scenario is now a real...