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In the first article last week, I argued that Jeffrey Epstein was not a lone rogue predator. This week, I turn to the more troubling question: how...
The geopolitical shorthand for Iranian power used to be the “Land Bridge” — a 1,000-mile artery of influence stretching from the Zagros...
There are moments in international affairs when statistics stop behaving like abstractions and begin to smell of reality. Gaza has reached that...
The reintroduction of Nouri al-Maliki as Iraq’s prime ministerial candidate is not just a symbolic setback; it is a pathological symptom of the...
It usually takes archival digging, the golden gaffe, an ill-considered remark and occasional spells of candour by those in power, to admit that the...
After months of US military pressure on the Maduro regime, American forces carried out a raid on Caracas in the early hours of 3 January, abducting...
The abduction of Nicolás Maduro is part of a larger pattern. It belongs to the same doctrine that flattened Gaza under the language of...
While Western policymakers obsess over centrifuges, sanctions, and proxy militias, they are staring past the Islamic Republic’s greatest...
For decades, Western commentary has treated protest in Iran as a countdown to regime collapse. Each wave of unrest is framed as the final chapter...
In the post-war strategic landscape of the Middle East, silence constitutes the most deceptive variable. While the balance of power appears to have...
The Middle East is entering a quieter but far more consequential rupture. This is not the drama of crowds in public squares or leaders toppled...
What began as a diplomatic rupture has hardened into a regional power contest with direct consequences for US strategy from Gaza to the Eastern...
In the fragile silence that followed the Bondi terror attack, Australia was reminded of how quickly fear can rearrange public life. Fifteen people...
The one-state solution for Palestine has been spoken of for decades—sometimes as a moral ideal, sometimes as a technocratic fix, and at other times...
In a notable change of heart, Albanese’s government has reversed its stance in response to the Bondi attack, ultimately agreeing to a Royal...
As a Libyan who has lived through forced “regime change” scripts in my country in 2011, I recognise this pattern and the role the media played in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded his visit to the United States, returning home after reportedly securing yet another round...
Indonesia has issued 51 calling visas to Israeli nationals. The information did not come from a press conference or a parliamentary debate, but...
When Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez condemned the 3 January abduction of her president as bearing a “Zionist tint,” Western commentary...
Since October 2023, Israel killed 278 journalists in Gaza and 706 of their family members . In December, the Knesset voted in favour of a bill that...
The quiet earthquake in Washington in January 2026 will not stay confined to American domestic politics. When the United States withdrew from...
Much to his dismay when the war criminal Netanyahu had hoped that the billions invested in “improving” Israel’s public image would shield him...