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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...
Could the UAE Bring the US, Russia and Ukraine to the Same Table?
The United States has proposed that the United Arab Emirates host a trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia as Washington looks for a new...
Could the Saudi Pakistan Turkey Defence Pact Become a Wider Muslim Alliance?
A defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could evolve into a broader regional security arrangement involving other Muslim majority countries, including Iran,...
Can Saudi Arabia’s New Allies Contain the Houthi Threat?
Saudi Arabia is turning to a growing network of regional partners as Yemen’s Iran aligned Houthis intensify attacks, raising questions over whether the kingdom’s...
Did Xi Jinping Outplay Trump Before the White House Talks Even Began?
A tarmac welcome, a paused Taiwan arms package and a trade truce that conveniently outlasts the midterms. Trump's White House summit with Xi Jinping...
Pope Leo Puts AI Risk at the Heart of His Papacy as Global Fears Grow
Artificial intelligence is emerging as one of the defining concerns of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy, with the Vatican warning that the technology could reshape...
Putin-Trump December Summit Still Uncertain as Russia Weighs US Invitation
Russia has yet to decide whether President Vladimir Putin will meet US President Donald Trump at a planned G20 gathering in Miami in December,...
China’s Military Purges Raise a Bigger Question: Can the PLA Fight a Major War?
China's sweeping purge of senior military commanders is raising new questions about the readiness of the People's Liberation Army to conduct a major conflict,...
Russia Signals No Shift on Ukraine Talks Before Rubio Lavrov Meeting
The Kremlin has signalled that Russia’s position on potential peace talks with Ukraine remains unchanged, despite a planned meeting between US Secretary of State...
US Military Pact Eases Greenland Tensions but Trust in Washington Remains Fragile
A new military agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland has eased some of the anxiety surrounding Washington’s ambitions in the Arctic, but...