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Russia says it downed two drones that were targeting the Kremlin in Moscow Tuesday night and accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin. Eduardo Ramon

Putin 'assassination attempt' marks serious escalation in Ukraine war

Russia says it downed two drones that were targeting the Kremlin in Moscow Tuesday night and accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 03, May 2023
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron walk down the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022. AFP

Europe has long road ahead in push for strategic independence

Achieving European strategic independence is a complex goal — complicated not only by Washington's opposition but also by structural flaws within the European Union

Khattar Abu Diab 01, May 2023
Soldiers of a Russian military convoy and their US counterparts exchange greetings as their patrol routes intersect in an oil field near Syria's al-Qahtaniyah town in the northeastern Hasakah province, close to the Turkey border Getty Images

Russia’s foreign policy gets an update

An analysis of the latest publication spelling out Russian interests and priorities including what this shows about the country's priorities and concerns across the globe.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 20, Apr 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) chat during a stroll through the Pine Garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 07 April 2023 (issued 08 April 2023). EPA

It’s a brave new world for Russia, China, and Europe

An essay analysing the rhetoric and reality of Russian-Chinese moves towards a genuine multi-polarity and the way in which European states are dealing with it

Khaled Hamadeh 13, Apr 2023
Marine traffic of a busy harbour. Nautical vessels cruising close to each other at different directions in the port. Getty Images

A look at global maritime routes through the lens of US-China interests

Both states share a common interest in securing the continued flow of goods to and from their markets, but each country's approach differs in line with their respective national priorities

Alice Gower 26, Mar 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a naval exercise from the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser in the Black Sea on January 09, 2020. Getty Images

Will China collaborate with Russia in the Arctic?

Russia's Maritime Doctrine signed by Putin in July 2022 identified American dominance in the world's oceans as a threat to its national security

Anton Mardasov 24, Mar 2023
Crimean Tartar women and their children walk near the train station after disembarking from a train as they arrive from Simferopol to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 7, 2014. AFP

Crimea attacked as Tatars prepare to retake their homeland

Tatars have long suffered persecution including the mass deportation of hundreds of thousands under USSR leader Joseph Stalin

Shelly Kittleson 22, Mar 2023
On the road between the town of Bucha and Kyiv, Ukraine. Shelly Kittleson

One year on, Ukraine sets its sights on the south

If Ukraine were to take Crimea, other areas currently under Russian control in the eastern part of the country might follow

Shelly Kittleson 24, Feb 2023
41 year-old Halyna Voitiuk, holding an Ukrainian flag mourns with relatives and friends during the funeral of her husband Oleh Voitiuk, in Lviv cemetery. AP

In Lviv, residents worry that those who fled Ukraine war will never come back

Ukraine pleads for more weapons ahead of spring operations

Shelly Kittleson 24, Feb 2023

First anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War

Fares Garabet 24, Feb 2023
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

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Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

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People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
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Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

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Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

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How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

James Jeffrey

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