Iran: War, Succession and an Uncertain Future
Something has shifted in the Middle East over the past 24 hours that goes beyond the now-familiar exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel. What is unfolding in the war…
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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…
From Silence to Asylum: How Iran’s Women Footballers Turned The Pitch into a Protest Stage
The image of the Iran women’s footballers lasted only a moment. As the team bus pulled away from Gold Coast…
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…
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,…
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…
The Negotiated Aesthetic of Middle Eastern Fashion
When examining fashion across the Middle East in 2026, it is clear that the story is not one of tradition…
Ramadan in the Age of Distraction: Fasting From More Than Food
We live in an age that rarely pauses. Our mornings begin with the glow of a screen and end the…
The Sky Is No Longer Safe: How Iran’s Retaliation Shattered the Gulf’s Illusion of Insulation
For decades, the Gulf Arab states have operated under an unspoken assumption: that wars in the Middle East were things…
Nuclear Turkey: A Dangerous Step Against Global Security
On 25th February, Yeni Şafak, a newspaper closely aligned with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration, made headlines with a provocative…
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The Gulf’s reckoning
For decades, the Gulf states perfected a delicate policy: keeping one foot in the American security umbrella while extending the…
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,…
Will Iran’s Pillars Hold Under Pressure?
Iran teeters on the edge. Waves of protests have swept the country, sanctions are tightening, the currency is sliding, rivers…