Iran is ascendant in the Middle East, having exploited opportunities arising from the wars in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen by actively supporting proxies to spread its influence in a…
Earlier this month, The White House announced that U.S., Israeli and Russian national security advisers would meet in Jerusalem in June to discuss regional security issues. According to the…
At dawn onApril 30, Venezuelan opposition leaders Juan Guaidó and Leopoldo López appeared at a military base inCaracasand called on citizens and the military to begin the “final phase” of ousting…
In 1898, a Polish banker and self-taught military expert namedJan Blochpublished The Future of War, the culmination of his long obsession with the impact of modern technology on warfare. Bloch…
After May’s spike in tensions between Tehran and Washington, American officials have begun to sound conciliatory notes — but Iran has so far rebuffed attempts to negotiate points of contention…
Following a long period of anticipation and repeated delays, US officials have announced that they will hold an economic workshop in Bahrain in late June as the first step in the administration…
For Hezbollah to establish itself as the strongest faction in Lebanon, and then transform into a regional arm for Iran, a strategy of popular support had to be carved. The Iranian regime…
InMay 2017,Beijinghosted the first Belt andRoad Forumfor International Cooperation. The summit, which gathered representatives of more than 100 countries, had been organized to promote Chinese…
A new era of great-power competition is upon us. That, at least, is the emerging conventional wisdom among foreign policy analysts inWashington. Both the 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS) and the…
*Oman believes that the UK is still a global power and despite the unprecedented internal challenges it is facing, it will remain a global power.
*The Palestinians’ right to an internationally…
While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting
Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?
Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.
Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival