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Despite a Ceasefire Agreement, Clashing Visions of Central Authority and Kurdish Autonomy Are Driving Escalation in Hasakah and Along the Turkish Border
Public Religious Expression, Immigration, and Identity Debates Are Colliding in the U.K.’s Capital
Iran’s Long Memory of Foreign Concessions Explains Why Transactional Regime Change Would Fail
While the Political Class Is Being Hollowed Out, the Average Tunisian Is Waiting in Line for Bread
According to Reports Filtering Out of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Have Killed Thousands of Iranian Protesters
With Its Islamist Empire in Ruins and Legitimacy Gone, the Iranian Regime Turns Its Full Coercive Power Inward Against Its Own People
Iran’s Potential Collapse Could Strip Azerbaijan of Its Strategic Value, Expose Its Repression, and Reshape Regional Alliances
The Failed Southern Transitional Council Offensive Exposes Gulf Divisions in Yemen
Claims of Mass Defection Obscure the Local, Fragmented, and Strategic Reality Inside the SDF
The ‘Barcelonaz’ Map Reveals How State Rhetoric Has Normalized Antisemitic Targeting in Spain
A U.S.-Friendly Move That Would Showcase Japan’s Relevance
The Aleppo Clashes Reflect the Deeper Contradiction Between Syria’s Centralized State Project and the SDF’s Autonomous Vision
Iran’s Protests Are Part of a New Phase of Unrest in the Islamic Republic That Began in 2017
The Available Choices in Lebanon Are That Hezbollah Will Be Permitted to Gradually Re-Arm, or That Israel Will Prevent It from Doing So
The Bridge Between the Revolutionary ‘Axis of Resistance’ in the Middle East and the ‘Bolivarian’ Project in Latin America Has Been Structurally Dismantled
Why Some Palestinians Are Turning Against Hamas’ Rule in Gaza
How Venezuela Became a Forward Operating Base for Iran, Hezbollah, and Erdogan—and Why Its Collapse Matters
Budget Surges, Opaque Funding, and Eroding Oversight Are Consolidating Intelligence Power at the Center of Erdogan’s Rule
Why Minority Protection Must Become a Pillar of Israel’s Regional Strategy
A Saudi Airstrike on UAE-Backed Forces Exposes the Collapse of Gulf Unity
How Economic Collapse, Political Exhaustion, and a Changed Geopolitical Landscape Are Reshaping Dissent
How Northwestern’s Doha Campus Became a Training Ground for Qatar’s Ruling Families
