Long Read: How Hamas Built Professional Intelligence Over Decades?
The October 7 attacks revealed the degree to which violent non-state actors could be capable of collecting, processing, and operationalizing intelligence in a professional... Read more.
Ben-Gvir’s Flotilla Spectacle Exposes Israel’s Detention Violations
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has triggered a new international backlash after publishing footage that showed detained Global Sumud Flotilla... Read more.
Long Read: Why Egypt’s Market Economy Failed to Achieve Development?
In Cleft Capitalism, Egyptian economist Amr Adly argues that a few large firms gained access to finance, land and state resources, while the overwhelming majority... Read more.
Trump Signals Return to Iran War Despite Mounting Evidence of U.S. Losses
While Trump is brandishing return to war, the emerging record of U.S. losses in the Iran war suggests that Washington paid a far higher operational price than it... Read more.
Long Read: How Qatar Turned into a Natural Gas Superpower?
Qatar's rise as an energy superpower was by no means inevitable, but a story of gradual accumulation of bargaining power, first over production, then over financing... Read more.
Long Read: How to Understand “Iran’s Grand Strategy”?
In Iran’s Grand Strategy, Vali Nasr presents Iran as a state shaped by historical insecurity, the memory of foreign intervention, and its rivalry with the United... Read more.
Trump-Xi Summit Signals America’s Middle East Monopoly Is Declining
Trump’s visit confirmed that the Middle East is no longer an arena where Washington can act alone and then ask others to absorb the consequences.... Read more.
Iran War Revives the Power of America’s Oil Lobby
The Iran war gives the U.S. oil industry a powerful argument that U.S. energy dominance, expanded drilling, faster permits, LNG exports, and pressure on rival producers... Read more.
UAE Denial of Netanyahu Visit Shows Israel Has Become a Liability
Abu Dhabi denied Netanyahu’s alleged visit and the reception of any Israeli military delegation indicating a turn in the UAE's enthusiasm in declaring links with... Read more.
Saudi Arabia and UAE Secretly Attacked Iran during the War
Saudi Arabia carried out covert airstrikes inside Iran in late March in retaliation for Iranian attacks on the kingdom during the wider Middle East war.... Read more.