Russia and Ukraine use the Middle East conflict to exchange military aid, intelligence, and drone technology with regional partners.
Browsing: Geopolitics
Gulf states seek long-term U.S. security commitments and defense diversification while suspending further diplomatic normalization with Israel after the war.
Oil above $110. Global South bears the cost. Trust in US security guarantees is eroding. International norms are crumbling.
Israel’s war consumes munitions at an unsustainable rate. US resupply prevents collapse. Alliance is existential, not optional.
China fears US unpredictability, not weakness. Stability is the precondition for Chinese power. Volatility threatens Beijing’s core interests.
Support for Israel declines among Democrats and young Americans. Israel risks becoming a partisan wedge issue with lasting consequences.
Iran proposes a union with no members. Iraq is the last wall. This is not a project—it is an emergency exit.
Suez ended British empire. Hormuz may do the same for US. Iran’s limited objectives outlast imperial overstretch.
US prioritized Israel over Gulf defense. Russia aligned with Iran. China opportunistically traded. Europe can fill the gap.
Oil revenues double. US munitions deplete. Russia’s great-power image suffers. Innovation lags. Putin still trusts Trump on Ukraine.