The international community should not wait until hunger in the West Bank reaches the catastrophic levels witnessed in Gaza before deciding that it deserves attentionHilal Elver
By meeting this week, the first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland had 2 main aims: 1) reassure their supporters that they remain committed to the cause of independence and 2) put pressure on a new British prime ministerTim Bale
In the absence of conditions for a broad agreement, upcoming meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump during UN General Assembly could offer next opportunity to test prospects for limited truceMaksym Skrypchenko
Israel has become a major source of tension in US. Which party will redefine its stance on Israel, a subject that includes vital cultural, military, political, and religious elements? The answer to that question may determine who controls CongressAdam McConnel
Implications of the Houthis' move are already visible: Riyadh shut its East-West Pipeline after drone attacks. Jazan, Abha and Najran are under alert. 73 civilians have been wounded in strikes on civilian and economic sitesAli Bakir
The deterioration of Algeria-UAE relations should not be seen simply as another episode of intra-Arab diplomatic rivalry. It is part of a larger restructuring of power in North Africa and the African SahelAbdennour Toumi
Removal of the final US sanctions on Syria constitutes a renewed diplomatic triumph for Damascus and Ankara, while signaling yet another setback for Tel Aviv's objectives in the Syrian arena
Ahmet Arda Sensoy28 August 2026
Ignoring a Red Notice linked to crimes committed against Gazans and humanitarian aid workers would constitute a controversial political stance, one that governments would struggle to justify to voters and the broader global communityAli Osman Karaoglu27 August 2026
Multiple factors, from a shared white nationalist ideology to explicit political endorsements, explain unprecedented rapprochement between US Republican Party and European far rightFarid Hafez26 August 2026
Netanyahu's ultra-conservative government has been progressively sowing the seeds of discord with Türkiye, especially after Ankara gained the upper hand in Syria and started helping rebuild the countryIlnur Cevik24 August 2026
In a system increasingly comfortable with turning land into wasteland and political prisoners into objects, the crocodiles may get more immediate legal protection than people inside the prisonRaed Mohammed Mahmood Amer21 August 2026
Unreliable passage through the Strait of Hormuz will continue to force a structural adjustment in the global economy, with losers slowly and painfully giving way to distant and often unlikely winners.Christopher Smart20 August 2026
Rather than addressing isolated crises in Somalia, Türkiye has sought to contribute to long-term development of institutions capable of delivering security, public services, economic opportunity, and governanceAbdulfattah Kasim Mohamud19 August 2026
While wars pose a threat, they also offer an opportunity to learn lessons and rise from the rubble. Sudan’s situation is no exception, provided that the dynamics of development and prerequisites for overcoming crisis are duly consideredMohammed Ibrahim Al-Rashid18 August 2026
The Mecca Agreement is neither a ‘Sunni NATO’ nor a declaration of complete US withdrawal. Rather, it is an early phase in the shift from unipolar security dependency towards a multi-actor, flexible, and interest-driven network of arrangementsOrhan Karaoglu17 August 2026
War has diminished economic prospects of both countries, with medium-term outlook appearing relatively gloomy. What commenced as rapid offensive in February 2022 has metamorphosed into military and economic war of attritionAdam Yousef14 August 2026
Foundations, once repriced, are rarely restored to par. Trust denominated in dollars can always be devalued again. That is the lesson of this strange August on the Korean Peninsula—and it will outlast any summit
