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Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia

Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and surging energy prices are...

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Ricardo Martins

Greater Israel: What’s Next After Iran?... Turkey? Pakistan?

Greater Israel: What’s Next After Iran?... Turkey? Pakistan?

Greater Israel: What’s Next After Iran?… Turkey? Pakistan? As the US-Israel offensive against Iran reshapes the Middle East, new alliances are...

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Aleena Im

The Crisis in Iran and The West’s Humanitarian Shenanigans

The Crisis in Iran and The West’s Humanitarian Shenanigans

The Crisis in Iran and The West’s Humanitarian Shenanigans The military actions of the United States of America and Israel against Iran represent a...

yesterday 30

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Pranay Kumar Shome

The Deepening Schism in American Society Is Worrisome

The Deepening Schism in American Society Is Worrisome The US President’s annual State of the Union address to Congress became a milestone in the...

yesterday 30

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Mohammed Amer

Tehran 's approach to war with Israel and the US

Tehran 's approach to war with Israel and the US

Tehran ‘s approach to war with Israel and the US In view of many in Tehran, the West is trying to fight Iran to fulfill its goals and objectives...

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Samyar Rostami

Will Iranian Conflagration Motivate Trump & HIS Minions to Go-4 an “EASY Win in Cuba?”

Will Iranian Conflagration Motivate Trump & HIS Minions to Go-4 an “EASY Win in Cuba?”

Will Iranian Conflagration Motivate Trump & HIS Minions to Go-4 an “EASY Win in Cuba?” Escalation of the conflict around Iran could have...

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Seth Ferris

Malaysia – a truly intellectual storm for ASEAN

Malaysia – a truly intellectual storm for ASEAN

Malaysia – a truly intellectual storm for ASEAN Now that some time has passed, the moment for evaluation attempts has come: what did Malaysia’s...

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Ksenia Muratshina

Between the Hammer of Tel Aviv and the Anvil of Tehran: Does Trump Have a Way Out of the Iranian Trap?

Between the Hammer of Tel Aviv and the Anvil of Tehran: Does Trump Have a Way Out of the Iranian Trap?

Between the Hammer of Tel Aviv and the Anvil of Tehran: Does Trump Have a Way Out of the Iranian Trap? The main question tormenting the Washington...

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Viktor Mikhin

Israel’s Hexagon of Alliance: Is a Mediterranean NATO Emerging?

Israel’s Hexagon of Alliance: Is a Mediterranean NATO Emerging?

Israel’s Hexagon of Alliance: Is a Mediterranean NATO Emerging? Israel’s initiative to create a new regional bloc, the “Hexagon of Alliances,”...

tuesday 30

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Taut Bataut

Zelensky’s Death Threat to Orbán: Hungary Faces Ukraine’s Pipeline War

Zelensky’s Death Threat to Orbán: Hungary Faces Ukraine’s Pipeline War

Zelensky’s Death Threat to Orbán: Hungary Faces Ukraine’s Pipeline War Europe witnessed a startling escalation in early March 2026 as tensions...

tuesday 40

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Adrian Korczyński

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran Unable to defeat Iran from the air, the United States and Israel are reviving an old...

tuesday 40

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Ricardo Martins

The Shadow of a Father and War: Can the "Unknown Ayatollah" Save Iran?

The Shadow of a Father and War: Can the

The Shadow of a Father and War: Can the “Unknown Ayatollah” Save Iran? The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader isn’t...

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

The Strait Is Closed: How Trump's Strike on Iran Triggered a Global Energy Crisis

The Strait Is Closed: How Trump’s Strike on Iran Triggered a Global Energy Crisis The world entered a new era of energy insecurity not with a treaty...

09.03.2026 40

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Phil Butler

U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Turns Sovereignty into an Export Commodity

U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Turns Sovereignty into an Export Commodity

U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Turns Sovereignty into an Export Commodity Washington demonstratively extracts sovereignty and calls it justice. The...

09.03.2026 30

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Rebecca Chan

Possible Scenarios for the Middle East

Possible Scenarios for the Middle East

Possible Scenarios for the Middle East The US and Israeli aggression against Iran has pushed the Middle East to the verge of exploding. It has ignited...

09.03.2026 40

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Yuriy Zinin

A View from the Korean Peninsula on Events in Iran: Lessons and Parallels

A View from the Korean Peninsula on Events in Iran: Lessons and Parallels

A View from the Korean Peninsula on Events in Iran: Lessons and Parallels In this article, we will examine the likely conclusions and concerns being...

09.03.2026 50

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Konstantin Asmolov

Diplomatic Stability and the Dynamics of Change: Russia and Türkiye in a Shifting World

Diplomatic Stability and the Dynamics of Change: Russia and Türkiye in a Shifting World

Diplomatic Stability and the Dynamics of Change: Russia and Türkiye in a Shifting World Continuity in personnel within diplomacy traditionally...

08.03.2026 40

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Alexandr Svaranc

Taiwan: Budget Deadlock and Political Confrontation

Taiwan: Budget Deadlock and Political Confrontation

Taiwan: Budget Deadlock and Political Confrontation Since last autumn, tensions between Taiwan’s executive and legislative branches have once again...

08.03.2026 40

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Vladimir Terehov

Strategic and Economic Impacts of the Iran War

Strategic and Economic Impacts of the Iran War

Strategic and Economic Impacts of the Iran War The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war would not only increase inflation but would also trigger a new arms race...

08.03.2026 50

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Abbas Hashemite

"Burnt Bridges": Why Trump's Plan to Use Kurds Against Iran Is Doomed to Fail

“Burnt Bridges”: Why Trump’s Plan to Use Kurds Against Iran Is Doomed to Fail March 2026. The Middle East stands on the brink of a new...

07.03.2026 50

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Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

The desert trap: America facing Iran

The desert trap: America facing Iran

The desert trap: America facing Iran As the shadow of the desert speaks amidst the clash of missiles and torn diplomacies, the empire hesitates in the...

07.03.2026 50

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Dancing with the Devil: Armenia’s Risky Nuclear Gamble with Washington

Dancing with the Devil: Armenia’s Risky Nuclear Gamble with Washington

Dancing with the Devil: Armenia’s Risky Nuclear Gamble with Washington The US–Armenia civil nuclear deal signals Washington’s entry into a...

07.03.2026 40

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Aleena Im

A Blunder by Donald Trump

A Blunder by Donald Trump

A Blunder by Donald Trump The war launched by the US and Israel against Iran has become a serious milestone in politics. It is already absolutely...

06.03.2026 50

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Mohammed Amer

Desert Duel: Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s Struggle for Gulf Supremacy

Desert Duel: Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s Struggle for Gulf Supremacy For years, Saudi Arabia and the UAE appeared as twin pillars of a new Arab...

06.03.2026 40

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

A Significant Milestone in Indo-Israeli Relations

A Significant Milestone in Indo-Israeli Relations

A Significant Milestone in Indo-Israeli Relations The official visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel on 25-26 February 2026 and his...

06.03.2026 50

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Anvar Azimov

Operation Epic Fury: Juvenile Fantasies and Colonial Ambitions on Full Display

Operation Epic Fury: Juvenile Fantasies and Colonial Ambitions on Full Display

Operation Epic Fury: Juvenile Fantasies and Colonial Ambitions on Full Display The fact that the murder of 165 innocent schoolgirls in Minab was met...

06.03.2026 50

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

“Greater Israel” and Regional Turbulence: Strategic Calculation or Strategic Miscalculation?

“Greater Israel” and Regional Turbulence: Strategic Calculation or Strategic Miscalculation?

“Greater Israel” and Regional Turbulence: Strategic Calculation or Strategic Miscalculation? Mike Huckabee’s statements in his interview with...

05.03.2026 50

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Jeffrey Silverman

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony Launched in the midst of optimistic...

05.03.2026 50

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Ricardo Martins

The Lobito Corridor: A Strategic Lifeline or Neo-Extraction Route in Africa’s Next Chapter?

The Lobito Corridor: A Strategic Lifeline or Neo-Extraction Route in Africa’s Next Chapter?

The Lobito Corridor: A Strategic Lifeline or Neo-Extraction Route in Africa’s Next Chapter? Real choice is ultimately what African sovereignty...

05.03.2026 60

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Tamer Mansour

No Right to Peace

No Right to Peace

We are seeing a new large-scale war. What lessons does the global majority need to learn from what happened between the USA and Iran? Getting used to...

05.03.2026 50

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Ksenia Muratshina

Poland - Pakistan: Moralism as a Substitute for Strategy

Poland - Pakistan: Moralism as a Substitute for Strategy

Poland – Pakistan: Moralism as a Substitute for Strategy Poland is sliding into a risky partnership with Pakistan, which could ultimately do Warsaw...

04.03.2026 50

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Adrian Korczyński

165 Broken Hearts in Minab: Is This Your True Face, West?

165 Broken Hearts in Minab: Is This Your True Face, West? While politicians in Washington and Tel Aviv rub their hands together with the smug grins of...

04.03.2026 60

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

Will Trump Achieve Netanyahu's Goals in Iran?

Will Trump Achieve Netanyahu's Goals in Iran?

Will Trump Achieve Netanyahu’s Goals in Iran? Donald Trump’s unprovoked war against Iran marked a shift in US foreign policy: from the principle...

04.03.2026 60

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Alexandr Svaranc

Trump’s Route for International Peace and Prosperity : A Trojan Horse Looming Over Eurasia

Trump’s Route for International Peace and Prosperity : A Trojan Horse Looming Over Eurasia

Trump’s Route for International Peace and Prosperity : A Trojan Horse Looming Over Eurasia The so-called Trump Route for International Peace and...

04.03.2026 60

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Bryan Anthony Reo

The New Bangladeshi Government and Opportunities for Relations with Russia

The New Bangladeshi Government and Opportunities for Relations with Russia

The New Bangladeshi Government and Opportunities for Relations with Russia The victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2026 elections opens...

03.03.2026 60

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Samyar Rostami

Murder at Dawn: How the Death of Ali Khamenei Exposed the Agony of US Hegemony and Pushed Iran to the Nuclear Threshold

Murder at Dawn: How the Death of Ali Khamenei Exposed the Agony of US Hegemony and Pushed Iran to the Nuclear Threshold

Murder at Dawn: How the Death of Ali Khamenei Exposed the Agony of US Hegemony and Pushed Iran to the Nuclear Threshold Washington chose assassination...

03.03.2026 70

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Viktor Mikhin

South Korea’s MIC Moves to Europe

South Korea’s MIC Moves to Europe

South Korea’s MIC Moves to Europe Presidents change, but South Korea’s path towards acquiring NATO weapons remains unchanged. South Korean MLRS...

03.03.2026 70

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Konstantin Asmolov

A Tale of Two Operations: A Complete Mockery of the Just War tradition and International Law

A Tale of Two Operations: A Complete Mockery of the Just War tradition and International Law

A Tale of Two Operations: A Complete Mockery of the Just War tradition and International Law Operation Lion’s Roar and Operation Epic Fury are...

03.03.2026 70

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Pranay Kumar Shome

Future of the Middle East after the Killing of Khamenei

Future of the Middle East after the Killing of Khamenei

Future of the Middle East after the Killing of Khamenei The US and Israeli ambition of regime change in Iran has not been achieved yet, despite the...

02.03.2026 70

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Abbas Hashemite

The Foreign Policy of Donald Trump Substitutes International Law with Personal Decisions

The Foreign Policy of Donald Trump Substitutes International Law with Personal Decisions

The Foreign Policy of Donald Trump Substitutes International Law with Personal Decisions When the personal moral convictions of Donald Trump turn into...

02.03.2026 60

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Rebecca Chan

The Sixth-Generation Battlefield: US, Iran, Israel, and China

The Sixth-Generation Battlefield: US, Iran, Israel, and China

The Sixth-Generation Battlefield: US, Iran, Israel, and China After Israel’s intelligence-driven campaign inside Iran exposed major vulnerabilities,...

02.03.2026 70

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Aleena Im

Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh

Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh

Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh The parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, held on February 12, are interesting to consider in the context of...

02.03.2026 60

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Vladimir Terehov

Between External Confrontation and Internal Fracture: America on the Brink of a Systemic Crisis

Between External Confrontation and Internal Fracture: America on the Brink of a Systemic Crisis Global geopolitical tensions are unfolding in parallel...

01.03.2026 70

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Jeffrey Silverman

The United States and Israel attack Iran in the midst of negotiations

The United States and Israel attack Iran in the midst of negotiations The Middle East is sliding into a military confrontation with incalculable...

01.03.2026 60

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Poker with the World: How Trump Played a Trump Card of Diplomacy While Bombing Tehran

Poker with the World: How Trump Played a Trump Card of Diplomacy While Bombing Tehran Political Card Sharps: Negotiations as a Smokescreen for a...

01.03.2026 60

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Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

Why the US and Israel Want to Destroy Iran

Why the US and Israel Want to Destroy Iran The ongoing joint US–Israel assault on Iran is not just another chapter in the endless Middle East cycle...

01.03.2026 70

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Greater Israel: A Pseudo-Theologian Interpretation of 21st-Century Settler-Colonialism from Huckabee

Greater Israel: A Pseudo-Theologian Interpretation of 21st-Century Settler-Colonialism from Huckabee The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee,...

28.02.2026 70

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

How the Ongoing Pak-Afghan War and the Regional Security Situation Threaten Pakistan’s Cohesion

How the Ongoing Pak-Afghan War and the Regional Security Situation Threaten Pakistan’s Cohesion The armed escalation between Pakistan and...

28.02.2026 60

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Abbas Hashemite

From Technosphere to Noosphere: Civilizational Responsibility in a Period of Global Instability

From Technosphere to Noosphere: Civilizational Responsibility in a Period of Global Instability We are living through a turbulent but formative moment...

28.02.2026 60

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Phil Butler

Maximum Pressure, Minimum Results: Washington’s Iran Reality Check

Maximum Pressure, Minimum Results: Washington’s Iran Reality Check The United States is again talking to Iran. That simple fact, coming after months...

28.02.2026 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh