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When Censorship Becomes Law: The Taliban’s Transformation of Information Control
From Media Restrictions to a Legal Architecture of Silence
The most consequential development in Afghanistan's information environment may no longer be the individual restrictions imposed...
Saudi Arabia’s backing for Sudan’s Burhan means enduring military rule
Saudi Arabia’s claim to oppose outside interference in Sudan is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. Riyadh is no longer merely a venue for mediation...
America Needs the Western Alliance More Than the Western Alliance Needs Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's scaling-back of joint military exercises with South Korea is the latest impulsive and thoughtless decision in an accumulation of foreign...
Egypt and China’s 2026 Military Drills: What They Mean for US and Israeli Security
The second iteration of the joint air exercise Eagles of Civilization 2026 commenced on the Egyptian lands in August 2026, involving the Egyptian and...
The Crowded Table: Why Four Mediators Have Failed to Fix the Pakistan Afghanistan Ceasefire
The ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan resembles a ghost. It exists on paper but peace remains missing on the ground. Along the Durand Line,...
Is Washington Quietly Resetting Its Approach to Ending the War in Ukraine?
Land can be surrendered only once. A security guarantee can be reconsidered whenever a government changes or another war demands Washington’s attention. This becomes...
Setting Terms and Deciding Agendas: Opacity and Division in Iranian and American Leadership
On Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that a navigation map had been agreed upon in diplomatic talks with Oman. The Iranian spokesman emphasised...
China’s Iran Dilemma: What Happens If Tehran Quits the NPT—and War With the US Erupts?
China opposes the US and Western escalation against Iran and insists on condemning the US and Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear targets. China considers...
Is China Preparing to Let Its Rare Earth Truce With Washington Expire?
When China agreed to suspend its sweeping new rare earth export controls in November 2025, Washington and Beijing appeared to have stepped away from...
Is China-US Trust Down to a Single Day?
According to an exclusive report from POLITICO, Xi Jinping's planned September visit to the United States has reportedly been shortened to just one day....