Damascus is engaging the Kurdish National Council for the first time, a historic shift addressing long-standing Kurdish grievances.

Official U.S. reports contradict claims that UNRWA is infiltrated by Hamas and uses radical curricula; the funding ban hinders its human rights work.

Trump’s strategy is driven by resource realities: energy self-sufficiency and dependence on China for rare earths force a multi-polar pivot.

Through a European lens, America’s political culture is shaped by its exceptional, violent, and anti-intellectual history.

Turkey and Ethiopia are forging a strategic partnership, transforming historical rivalry into economic and defense cooperation.

Reports of an Indonesian citizen serving in the Israeli military demand an urgent response from Jakarta to preserve its credibility.

The US-Israel partnership is a mutually beneficial economic alliance, with Israeli innovation bolstering American competitiveness and industrial resilience.

Trump’s Gaza plan risks institutionalizing Palestinian fragmentation and accelerating West Bank annexation, burying the two-state solution.

2025 reshaped the Middle East: Israel weakened Iran but became the region’s primary destabilizer, stalling the Abraham Accords.

Trump’s weaponization of tariffs risks backfiring, pushing allies toward China and strengthening rival trade blocs.