Al-Qaeda’s Attempted Takeover of Mali: Today a Blow to Russia, Tomorrow a Global Threat
For global policymakers and security analysts, Saturday, 25 April should have marked the beginning of a quiet weekend — a hoped-for respite…
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Courting a Divided Libya: Foreign Powers Eye Energy Security in Fractured North African State
Libya emerged from the Arab Spring as one of the most battered states in the region, making headlines for all the wrong…
Strategic Patience or Wilful Bystander? Examining the Houthi Hesitancy towards Iran
Nearly a month into the armed confrontation between Iran and its American and Israeli adversaries, a widening cast of Middle Eastern and…
All Quiet on the Northeastern Front? Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Policy Challenged by the Iran Conflict
The Iran war, now in its third week, continues to dramatically affect countries bordering Iran and the wider Middle East. The regime…
Hezbollah’s Gamble: How a Radical Militant Group May Have Made Israel–Lebanon Normalization Possible
History is replete with ironies, but few are as exquisite as this one. The organisation that did more than any other to…
The Ayatollah’s New Clothes: Where Is Mojtaba Khamenei?
Since being named Iran’s third Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public. He has spoken to no one, appeared to…
Oil, War and the Strait of Hormuz: The Economic Stakes of the Iran Conflict
Wars are usually measured on maps. Economists begin with choke-points. The war with Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into the…
The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier and a Shifting Balance of Power
Cyprus lies well beyond the Middle East’s battlefields, yet it has been drawn into the conflict between Israel, the United States, and…
Loyalty vs Survival: Hezbollah’s Existential Gamble in the Iran Conflict
In early March 2026, Lebanon entered a perilous new chapter. The Iran conflict, which began between the United States, Israel, and Iran…
From Munich to Qamishli: Why Kurdish Power Risks Becoming Paper Promises
Every February, Munich hosts its annual Security Conference, a gathering of statesmen, diplomats and defence experts to discuss the globe’s most pressing…