Military force can destroy facilities, eliminate commanders, and cripple infrastructure; it cannot, on its own, construct a new political order
The Strait of Hormuz and Iran: Where Geography becomes a Weapon
What Iranian commanders have constructed in and around the Strait of Hormuz is not a conventional defense.
Is Turkey in Israel’s Crosshairs, after Iran? A Strategic Rivalry Reconsidered
A new axis: Turkey, a member of NATO with a thriving economy and global ambitions, is building a Sunni axis that might be even more powerful
Ramadan under the Rubble: Gaza welcomes Holy Month amid Unhealed Wounds
Severe shortages of food, fuel, and basic services define daily existence among people in Gaza
Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank
The latest cabinet measures extend Israeli civilian administrative reach into areas previously reserved for Palestinian governance.
Algorithms and AI have turned Gaza into a Laboratory of Death
Location, contact networks, patterns of communication, and group affiliations make it possible to map the social life of an entire people
From Waltz to Hormuz: Why a Gulf Escalation would backfire Systemically
The international system today is not only defined by polarity but by dense interdependence. Energy chokepoints generate global conflict
Who Fears the Truth? The Deep Fake Campaign to Silence Francesca Albanese on the Gaza Genocide
The edited clip of that speech ricocheted across social media, falsely suggesting
UK Supreme Court Strikes down Gov’t Ban on Palestine Action Group
Keir Starmer’s government suffered a resounding blow from the UK Supreme Court, which struck down the ban on the activist group Pal Action








