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From Belfast to Gaza: Britain’s Attempt to Export the Good Friday Agreement

Keir Starmer links Britain’s Gaza peace plan to Northern Ireland’s disarmament model, blending technical expertise with symbolic recognition of Palestine.

108 Years Too Late: Palestine and Politics

When diplomatic schedules matter more than diplomatic substance, London shows how to manage competing constituencies with the recognition of Palestine.

Old Myths, New Realities: A New Middle East

After Iran's attack on Qatar, the UAE calls for bold regional security reform and lasting peace, urging Trump to lead the way in the Middle East.

Prosecutors Drop Case Against Mathilde Panot Amid Free Speech Debate

Paris drops terror probe of leftwing politician, Mathilde Panot, who called the Hamas attack an "armed Palestinian offensive."

Israeli Airstrikes Kills Gaza Head of Police, 67 Others

Israeli airstrikes on the 2nd of January, 2025, killed at least 68 people in Gaza, including Mahmoud Salah, the head of Gaza's Hamas-controlled police force and his deputy, Hussam Shahwan, amidst escalating violence and a humanitarian crisis in the region.

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STC Take Hadhramaut: Fragmentation Leaves No Winners 

Clashes in Hadramout expose Yemen’s deep fractures as tribes, the STC, and oil interests battle over autonomy, power, and survival.

Thailand-Cambodia Fighting Raises Questions for Winter Travellers

Airstrikes on the Thai-Cambodian border look alarming from afar, yet tourism ads still show turquoise bays. How should travellers read this contradiction?

National Security Strategy: The Era of Investment Power

Washington has stopped acting like a global policeman and started operating like a hedge fund, trading lectures for massive sovereign wealth deposits.

Moscow’s Calculus: Guns Fall Silent, Commerce Speaks

As Moscow sheds the weight of defunct military pacts, it ruthlessly prioritizes the economic engines that bind it to Europe.

Italy’s UNESCO Victory: Shared Mediterranean Food Gets a National Label

UNESCO has crowned Italian cooking an intangible treasure, but in a shared Mediterranean kitchen it raises a question: how far can one country claim what ends up on the plate?