In 2026, a US-Israeli campaign against Iran escalated into a multidimensional impasse. Despite heavy strikes, Iran survives, retains leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, and carries out asymmetric ...

The conflict over Kirkuk is primarily an ethno-national one among the various ethnic groups inhabiting it, each with its own narrative and demands, as well as part of the existential battle between ...

Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections will be held in eight short months; and in opposition circles, it is widely believed that they will put an end to the long rule of the Justice and ...

Kurdish politics holds the transformative potential to reshape both Türkiye and the Middle East, echoing the era of the Ottoman Empire's collapse and the post-Ottoman state-building—a history Türkiye ...

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict is likely to accelerate a long-standing transition to a multi-polar world, one that will be increasingly shaped by a competition over strategic connectivity. The ...

The US-Iran MOU has generated extensive debate over whether its provisions favour Iran, the US or Israel. However, far less attention has been paid to the nature of the understandings embodied in the ...

Al Jazeera English is gaining trust and visibility in the polarised US media landscape, especially among younger, progressive viewers. Despite perception shifts and challenges, its focus on ...

The triangular political, defence and financial engagement between Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan has increased substantially in the last ten years mainly due to geopolitical changes within the broader ...

The Gulf of Guinea faces evolving threats: piracy has declined, but proxy conflicts and “grey zone” crime now fuel instability and undermine sovereignty. States must shift to integrated governance, ...

Relations between Turkey and Israel have entered a significantly more confrontational phase, evolving from periodic diplomatic disputes into a deeper strategic rivalry driven by competing regional ...

The US administration succeeded in sponsoring a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, under which the two countries agreed to US management of the Zangezur Corridor, which various regional ...

Global order is moving away from Western universalism toward a fragmented, multipolar world. Decolonial thought questions the idea of a single consensus, emphasising pluriversality and coexisting ...