Türkiye and Spain have led calls for Israel to be treated like Russia in 2022, and expelled from UEFA, FIFA and Olympic competitions, but most sporting boycotts have not changed states' behaviour

Cairo understands that what sounds like a reputation-enhancing regional role is in fact a poisoned chalice

US and Chinese leaders have locked themselves into a downward spiral that goes far beyond tariffs, exports, and rare earths. This is about the future and who controls it.

Damascus has already taken steps towards this end, but international support will still be vital. It can also draw on relevant elements from Iraq's governing model.

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The elections coulds be a watershed moment for the government in the north, its relations with Türkiye, and the wider geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean

A Pentagon defence review being conducted by Elbridge Colby has Europe's leaders worried because he has argued that the US should reposition its forces to face China and the Pacific

Trump's ceasefire has ostensibly put an end to hostilities in Gaza, but still leaves key questions about the "Palestinian problem" unaddressed

The Russian president says the next step is shaping a new construct—sovereignty as a service, as a resource, as an exportable value—which can already be seen in Africa

A loss of trust in the traditional ruling parties, a backlash against multiculturalism and economic stagnation have seen far more Europeans willing to listen to right-wing solutions to their problems