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Responsible Statecraft: A fake threat exposes a very real crisis between Turkey and Israel By Fatih Kocaibiş. Relations between the two Middle East powers are about to blow — or at least the media says — amid wars in Iran and Lebanon A two-year-old speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyi…

Asharq Al-Awsat: Lebanon… Words, Actions, and Reality By Eyad Abu Shakra. I believe that the overwhelming majority of Lebanese citizens would be delighted to see peace prevail across their beautiful country that has suffered for so long. The Lebanese …

Live Science: Have any human societies ever lived underground? By Tyler Santora. It’s not just an ancient phenomenon. From ancient catacombs to modern subways, humans have always traveled underground for brief amounts of time. But have entire societies o…

RIAC: The Gulf States: Geographic Unity and Political Fragmentation By Ahmed Dahshan. Since 1981—the year the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established—the Arab world has frequently heard, and still hears, albeit less frequently today, slogans such as “Our Gul…

Daily Sabah: Frontiers of influence: Will Israel-Iran rivalry reach Africa? By Huriye Yıldırım Çınar. The Israel-Iran rivalry is extending into Africa through Red Sea routes, Horn of Africa ports, and growing military and diplomatic influence In addition to the crimes agai…

Al Jazeera: The story Tehran wants you to read By Jason D Greenblatt. A new narrative about Iran’s leadership mistakes continuity for change – and echoes the regime’s own preferred framing. The New York Times published a detailed account this w…

RT: Who profits from a world at war? Inside the global boom in arms transfers By Air Marshal Anil Chopra. From Ukraine to Iran and the Pacific, defense budgets and weapons purchases are surging, and the US supplies over 40% of related exports As of March 2026, the world is e…

The Jordan Times: Wars fought for fun cannot be won By Timothy Snyder. Setting aside the moral, legal, and political arguments against the United States attacking Iran, US President Donald Trump’s latest war cannot be won for a more fundamental reas…

History Today: The KGB After Stalin By Robert Hornsby. In 1954 a new agency was founded: the KGB. While less violent and arbitrary than what it replaced, its insidious reach soon permeated Soviet society. In the years following Stali…

RIAC: Military Operation Against Iran: A Realistic Scenario? By Ivan Timofeev. The concentration of US military forces in the Persian Gulf has sparked discussions about the possibility of a new military operation against Iran. International relations are dif…