US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s warnings in September about the “Balkanisation of Iraq” have renewed attention to the dangers posed by armed…
Stefano Summo
Record remittances, stronger investment inflows and higher foreign reserves are giving Egypt’s economy greater room to absorb shocks, but sustaining…
Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and energy installations, together with the threats they pose to shipping in the Red Sea, show the Yemeni rebel…
A surge in lithium production and the rise of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are shifting demand for battery materials, while graphite,…
Israel's war on Gaza has left Palestinians in Gaza facing more than the destruction of homes. It has fractured everyday life and deprived an entire…
Three years after October 7, 2023, the Middle East is a drastically changed landscape. Several figures considered to be part of Iran's so-called …
From southern Lebanon to the Golan Heights and the West Bank, military invasions and occupation are creating new realities on the ground and pushing…
With the final US soldiers leaving Iraq on 30 September, Iraq opens a new and uncertain chapter. Iran critics say the pullout will leave an opening…
Since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, which led to the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iraq has undergone a qualitative shift in regional and…
From $130tn in 2005 to more than $365tn in 2026, debt has effectively become a permanent fixture in the global economy, with governments and…
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