Baghdad is rapidly neutralizing Iranian-backed militias and reasserting state sovereignty as key proxy factions choose local stability over foreign wars.

Tonnage deficits force Washington to overhaul its maritime footprint. Here is how naval leadership can structurally reallocate fleets to deter China and Iran.

Historical analysis reveals that economic concessions to Tehran systematically fuel domestic repression, ballistic missile expansion, and proxy warfare.

Saddam Haftar seeks to transform military control in Benghazi into political legitimacy, yet Tripoli remains the ultimate prize shadowed by serious allegations.

A high-level summit in Turkey replaces traditional Syrian autonomy with an international reconstruction consortium managed by Western and regional powers.

Global survey data highlights a major drop in public confidence regarding American international influence, opening a clear path for Beijing’s mediation.

Trump’s Iran Options narrow to costly escalation or flawed truce, yet both paths reinforce Tehran’s strategic leverage over the Strait of Hormuz.

ordan’s delicate path demands reimagining its social contract while recalibrating ties with a transformed Syria and an unpredictable Israel.

Trump’s strikes prove talk fails; only maximum pressure and military resolve can truly dismantle Iran’s nuclear and terrorist infrastructure permanently.

Tehran actively counters its conventional military deficiencies by converting diplomatic talks into an offensive tool to extract rewards from the West.