Egypt is one of the few countries on Earth that is genuinely transcontinental. The Suez Canal, the 193-kilometre waterway connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, represents a continental boundary,…
For decades, Iran’s Islamic Republic has cultivated an unconventional tool of statecraft: criminal proxies. Quietly assembled across Asia, Africa, Europe…
The regional war between Iran and the US–Israel alliance, for now supplanted by a fragile ceasefire, has created a new…
After significant and unprecedented wartime defence spending, economic disruption, and commercial losses, the UAE intends to maximise oil revenue by…
For global policymakers and security analysts, Saturday, 25 April should have marked the beginning of a quiet weekend — a…
For decades, the Gulf states perfected a delicate policy: keeping one foot in the American security umbrella while extending the…
While geopolitical friction in the Strait of Hormuz continues to dominate global headlines and policy agendas, a quieter and more…
During the Iran war, Tehran’s official messaging sought to project resilience on the home front, while broadcasting defiance of its…
The war between Iran, the United States and Israel saw reluctant neighbouring nations pulled into a war they had little…
A drone strike on a hospital levelled the facility and killed 70 medical professionals and patients, including children. Around two…
For decades, the Gulf states perfected a delicate policy: keeping one foot in the American security umbrella while extending the…
Since being named Iran’s third Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public. He has spoken to no one,…
Iran teeters on the edge. Waves of protests have swept the country, sanctions are tightening, the currency is sliding, rivers…
