Opinion

US statements on Russia and China's use of northern sea routes rehash old questions about the right to territorial expansion

Despite the scale of the dangers and difficulties in the country, some in the halls of power act as if Syria is the new Switzlerland

9/11 was the catalyst, the Middle East was the main stage, and technology was the accelerator

The demonstrations come just days after Netanyahu urged Trump to strike again at Iran and bring down the regime

Remnants of the old regime want to perpetuate the myth that the ruling Assad family and the country's Alawite minority were one and the same. They never were and still aren't.

The past 12 months heralded problems to the east and south, with worries over water security, Red Sea instability, refugees, borders, and disputed gas reserves

It was Syria's first year in over half a century without Assad's rule. Much has been achieved—more than many imagined possible in so short a time. Yet the challenges ahead remain daunting.

The Middle East stands at a crossroads. Protracted crises are colliding with sharpening rivalries against the backdrop of regional and global realignments.

Absent fair political solutions, recourse through arms remains, for many, a preferred means of addressing unresolved dilemmas

The latest peace push involves Kyiv agreeing to a demilitarised economic zone in the Donbas during a meeting in Miami in exchange for withdrawing Ukrainian troops

Hezbollah's insistence on putting Iran's interests ahead of Lebanon's offers little room for optimism

The US is poised to use Israeli gas as a lever to keep Iran on the backfoot following its regional setback, and it could even use it to undercut Russia's economy