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 Bale17 September 2026
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 Skrypchenko16 September 2026
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 McConnel15 September 2026
Historically and today alike, civil aviation determines far more than its place in the tourism and transport sector suggestsOmer Giray Ozay15 September 2026
The real test of BRICS is not whether it can eliminate the contradictions of multipolarity. The real test is whether it can learn to govern those contradictions while preserving enough common purpose to actMarcus Vinicius De Freitas14 September 2026
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 Bakir14 September 2026
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 Toumi11 September 2026
Rather than labeling his domestic rivals as outright traitors, Netanyahu frames them as the vehicles that will deliver the enemy's desired outcome. This deliberately blurs the line between legitimate political dissent and national betrayalTugce Ersoy Ceylan10 September 2026
Israel has spent half a century telling us stories: none of them about Palestinians, all of them about why Israel ‘needs’ to continue killing them
Mohsen al Attar10 September 2026
China’s efforts to overcome the Malacca dilemma are creating a broader geography of strategic connectivity in which the central question is no longer simply who controls territory, but who can keep the world’s critical passages openVusal Guliyev08 September 2026
Diplomacy has become more critical for Israel than the military battlefield, especially after the genocide in Gaza and Israel's isolation on the world stage. Winning over the growing ranks of far-right voters can help improve Israel's imageFarid Hafez
Sovereignty will no longer be measured solely by control over territory, energy or physical infrastructure. The ability to control data, computing power and AI infrastructure will increasingly shape the economic and strategic power of nationsAbdulvehab Ejupi
Can the UN be reformed into a working institution promoting peace, justice and no more genocides? Figuratively speaking, for this to happen, it needs many more Türkiyes; copycats very welcome
Badr memorandum's utility for defense industrial integration in 4 critical economies, emphasis on technical defense training, industry-ready solutions for indigenous manufacturing, make it novel defense for cooperative security
Badr memorandum's utility for defense industrial integration in 4 critical economies, emphasis on technical defense training, industry-ready solutions for indigenous manufacturing, make it novel defense for cooperative security
With renewable energy expanding rapidly, cutting fossil fuel import bill, Türkiye has opportunity to build on momentum as host of COP31Christine Shearer
If regional capitals conclude that the Israeli election offers limited practical change, their response should be coordinated diplomacy, not resignationKhaled Mohammed Batarfi
What kind of ceasefire allows bombing to resume without warning, vehicles carrying civilians to be struck, homes to collapse upon their inhabitants, and families to continue burying their children? Ramzy Baroud
Brexit has done severe damage to the UK and that's why Burnham has, after just 10 weeks in the job, concluded that more has to be done to reverse or at least further mitigate the colossal act of self-harm that Brexit constituted.Tim Bale
