Three Forgotten Islands Could Decide the Strait of Hormuz
Iran warned this week that any attack on its Hormuz islands would turn the Gulf bloody, as the UAE signalled it now sees a chance to reclaim them....
Stuttgart Voters Punish Merz as Energy Prices Surge
In the industrial heart of Germany, rising energy costs and a sudden war have triggered a surprise election win that hints voters are reaching a breaking point....
Great Again: Europe’s Place in the Global Order
Europe’s gas shock reveals cost of hesitation as the US, Russia and China reshape power while the EU struggles to act decisively....
Hammer and Anvil: Washington’s Kurdish Strategy
Washington's push to arm Kurdish fighters for the Iran war hit a barrier of defiance that forced Donald Trump to meet a history of broken alliances....
A School Bombing Tests AI’s Liability Limits
A US strike killed up to 168 people at a girls' school in Iran last week. Investigators now believe an AI system using outdated targeting data identified it as a...
Mojtaba: Who is Iran’s New Strongman?
The Islamic Republic named a new Supreme Leader this week: the son of the man killed less than ten days ago....
Iran Comes to Cyprus: Fog of War Haunts Europe
The drone strike on a British base in Cyprus has ended Europe’s hope of staying neutral and forced a divided continent to acknowledge a war that is now at home....
Sánchez Says No to War. Washington Says Pay for It Anyway.
When Trump threatened to cut all trade with Spain this week for refusing to open its bases for strikes on Iran, Sánchez replied in three words: No to war....
Qatar’s LNG Shock: When Energy Security Meets Physical Reality
Iranian drones struck Ras Laffan last week, QatarEnergy halted a fifth of global LNG supply, and European gas prices jumped 52% by morning....
Baalbek Clans and the Return of the State
After Salam banned Hezbollah military activities this week, clans across Baalbek-Hermel backed the Lebanese state in terms Beirut rarely hears from that region....
