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Never short of hyperinflated self-praise and self-adulation, US President Donald Trump has been true to form regarding his blitzkrieg joint attack with Israel on Iran. But, beyond the bombast and ...

In the Andaman Sea, the Rohingya exodus and the “Shadow Fleet” converge in a “Ghost Protocol”. By deactivating AIS transponders, traffickers hide both humanitarian atrocities and the ship-to-ship (STS ...

Despite boycotts and violence, Myanmar held its first nationwide polls since the 2021 coup, consolidating power for the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party alongside guaranteed army ...

Recent geopolitical shifts in the Middle East are reshaping Yemen’s strategic landscape. This evolving context presents an opportunity for Gulf states to pursue a Yemen policy that prioritizes the ...

On February 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of India banned a school book. It was a civics textbook written for 14-year-olds with a chapter titled “The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society.” Among other ...

With war breaking out between the US, Israel and the Islamic Republic, many have begun speculating about what the next phase of the war might be. As the Ayatollahs in Tehran face Israeli and American ...

Just five days into the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran, signs of mission creep — a military mission reaching beyond its initial goals — had already begun emerging. What began as a limited ...

Since the 2020 Doha Accord, the Taliban have violated commitments on dialogue, violence reduction and counterterrorism, seizing Kabul and enabling militant groups like al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban ...

Middle powers like Norway, Qatar and Switzerland play crucial roles in maintaining global stability amid great power rivalry. Operating between competing blocs, they leverage diplomatic credibility ...

Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, causing a rise in fuel and fertilizer prices. In turn, these will cause shortages and prices of food to rise. Asian economies that rely on Gulf energy will ...

The President of the United States has made $4.05 billion from the office he holds. Not before he held it. From it. Through cryptocurrency schemes that his own pre-presidential self called “a scam.” ...