4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1178+ words) Even with the full-scale involvement of Saudi Arabia and its regional allies in the conflict against Ansar Allah, the fighting could develop into a protracted war of attrition. Any large-scale escalation could also trigger a chain of reactions that would…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (926+ words) The growing public discontent with the presence of American troops in Jordan, fueled by the regional conflict and Iran’s strategy, is putting the country’s government in a serious crisis of trust, forcing the authorities to choose between a strategic alliance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (376+ words) Washington is changing some of its most reliable military partnerships in the Middle East because it believes states, markets, and diplomacy can deliver what American troops and Kurdish proxies increasingly cannot. The significance of the SDF’s dissolution is therefore larger…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (61+ words) The Mecca defence pact reveals a strategic divergence that could reshape the Gulf. Riyadh is building security partnerships beyond the Arab world, while Abu Dhabi is pursuing a different model of regional power. The Ally Left Outside Riyadh Looks Beyond…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (566+ words) The future of regional connectivity will depend not only on how many railways, ports, and highways are built but also on whether countries can turn the movement of goods into production, investment, jobs, and locally retained value. Ports, railways, roads,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (251+ words) Munir’s Tehran mission was less about Iran joining the Mecca Pact and more about reviving U.S.–Iran talks and defusing regional tensions. Pakistan must now thread the needle between Riyadh and Tehran, turning the pact from a regional fault line…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (406+ words) Donald Trump’s chaotic isolationism is pushing Mecca to bury America. From Africa to the Caribbean theater, the American withdrawal leaves the field open to new Eurasian coalitions, consecrating the humiliation of Washington. Trump promised a pacified Middle East through the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) Eritrea—often dubbed “Africa’s North Korea” due to its insularity—rarely makes global headlines. A Safe Harbor in a Stormy Sea: How Eritrea Is Snatching Control from the Houthis and Iran The Fierce U.S.-Iran Struggle for Eritrea The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (882+ words) The agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan responds not only to military threats but also reflects the ambitions, concerns, and rivalries of both signatories and non-signatories. Beneath its formal collective defence language, the pact signals a broader geopolitical contest…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (568+ words) The drive to weaken Iran has, paradoxically for Israel, created the threat of an “Islamic NATO.” Can an alliance of Pakistan, Türkiye, and Saudi Arabia unite Muslims on an anti-Israeli basis? Aims of the Triple Alliance Naturally, such declarations are…...