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Israel’s Prime Minister Is Accepting a Risky Phase Two That Could Leave Hamas Armed and Entrenched
Gaza’s Proposed Transition Risks Freezing the War Rather Than Ending It
The Central Issue Is Why Sustained Unrest Has Not Yet Fractured the Regime—and the Answer Is That the Islamic Republic Was Built That Way
How European NGOs Laundered Humanitarian Aid Into Hamas’s War Machine
Washington Dithers as China Moves to Crush a Rare Pro-American Democracy
Europe’s Migration Deal Is Funding Authoritarianism and Opening North Africa to Iran and China
How Sharia-Based Restrictions on Church Repairs Sparked Mob Violence and State Appeasement
How Syria’s evolving Captagon trade is forcing Amman to abandon normalization and return to hard power
Why Athens Should Follow Jerusalem’s Lead in the Horn of Africa
Washington’s Push for an International Force in Gaza Risks Importing the Same Coalition Failures That Empowered the Taliban and Hezbollah
After Months of Silence, the Pro–Islamic State Group Reemerges by Claiming a Sectarian Attack on Alawites in Central Syria
Israel’s Break with Diplomatic Convention Opens a Strategic Opportunity for New Delhi in the Horn of Africa
With Gaza Talks Nearing a Cliff Edge, Israel’s Prime Minister Presses the Case for Deadlines, Deterrence, and Credible Military Escalation
As Algeria Fixates on Historical Grievance, Rabat Locks in Israeli Air Defense and Drone Power
Federal Court Finds Ankara Responsible for a Coordinated Assault by Erdoğan’s Security Detail on Peaceful Protesters in Washington
Cairo’s Naval Push Targets Ethiopia’s Lifelines And Punishes Israel’s Somaliland Move
Failed Military Integration And Competing Visions For Syria Fuel Renewed Tensions
Egypt’s UN Counteroffensive Exposes How Ankara’s Influence in Libya Continues to Fuel a Deeper Strategic Rivalry in the Eastern Mediterranean
Arrest, Dissent, and Due Process Test Syria’s Post-Assad Political Order
A Landmark Arms Deal in Benghazi Signals the End of Meaningful Enforcement and the Emergence of Parallel Global Defense Supply Chains
Despite Hamas’s Expectation of a Mass Uprising, a Mix of Deterrence, Politics, and Fatigue Kept Violence Contained
The Islamic State and Its Ideological Sympathizers Have Not Vanished; They Have Simply Moved Into the Barracks
An Interview With a Group Claiming Affiliation With the Former Regime’s Tiger Forces
