Giving in to a bully only encourages them to increase their demands. Most of us learned this as children. But some did not.

The MENA Energy Recap is a quarterly review of key energy developments that took place in the region from April through June of 2025 and what they signal in the months ahead. The Recap views these ...

Probably few if any Middle East analysts had Israeli airstrikes targeting key government installations of the Syrian state on their summer 2025 bingo cards. And yet that is precisely what happened on ...

Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Threaten Global Stability as U.S. Military Action Faces Scrutiny** Recent intelligence assessments have revealed that the U.S. military strikes on Irani ...

Netanyahu has so far prolonged the war to remain in power. Now as another party leaves his coalition government, he is ...

China faces pressure to move beyond economic diplomacy and become Iran’s key security partner as regional instability grows.

An expert in Middle Eastern affairs suggests that an 'increasingly confident' Israel is capitalizing on the region's instability to neutralize a 'long-standing enemy'. After successful campaigns ...

In place of a coherent strategy or vision, Trump’s approach to the Middle East is driven by dramatic gestures, symbolic ...

During his first term in 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump took bold action that many had considered unthinkable at the time: ...

While these conflicts are disquieting, the biggest geopolitical risk affecting Asia is U.S. policy uncertainty, particularly ...

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World ...

President Trump is facing backlash from many of the podcasters and comedians who helped propel his return to power last year.