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Brussels’ New Industrial and Emissions Rules Expose How Deeply Turkey’s Automotive Sector Depends on EU Market Access
Damascus Signals Cultural Recognition While Using Legal Ambiguity to Pressure the Syrian Democratic Forces Into Centralized Rule
Benghazi’s Outreach to Athens Seeks to Shield Libya’s Frozen Assets From Russian and Turkish Predation
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
Why the “New Syria” Is Purging Alawites and Leaving Christians Exposed
A Shock Operation Signals That Long-Standing Deterrence Rules No Longer Apply—and Puts Tehran and Gaza on Notice
From the Israeli and Jewish Point of View, the Emergence of This State of Affairs Isn’t So Bad
This Is Not Merely a Legal Technicality; It Is the Final Act in a Decade-Long Consolidation of Power
Even If Iran’s Current Protests Intensify, a Clean Democratic Transition Is Unlikely
Protests Have Broken Out Across the Country. We’ve Been Here Before.
How the West Mistook Elite Activism for Moral Renewal in the Arab World
How Islam Severed Itself from the Biblical World That Once Made Its Scripture Intelligible
Regime Change Would Transform the Middle East—But Not Necessarily for the Better
A Disinformation Campaign Reveals the Somali Government’s Fear of Strategic Irrelevance
