Analysis
The Politics of Language in the US–Israel War on Iran
The US-Israel war on Iran not only severely impacted regional insecurity, geopolitics, diplomacy, energy and trade, but it also signified a breakdown of the...
The Republican Revolt Against Forever Wars
For many in the Rust Belt who supported Donald Trump in 2024, the appeal was simple: lower inflation, economic stability, and a promise to avoid “endless wars.” Yet, by spring 2026, the US-Israel...
China’s Energy Dilemma: Strategic Hedging in the Shadow of the Iran Crisis
The escalation of the US-Israel and Iran conflict that began on 28 February 2026 has forced China to navigate a volatile geopolitical landscape. Amid...
The Paralysis of Permanent Opposition
For years, a significant segment of the Turkish media ecosystem operated within a relatively stable ideological universe. Politics was interpreted through familiar binaries, editorial...
Starved Twice: How Gaza’s Food Crisis Became a Weapon of War
Gaza’s worsening food crisis cannot be explained by shortage alone. This analysis argues that access restrictions, supply disruption, price inflation and infrastructure collapse have turned hunger into a broader crisis of survival, deepened by the wider regional escalation following the US/Israel War on Iran.
The ‘Uberisation’ of Warfare: How Ukraine’s Drone Revolution Is Rewriting Modern War
Armin Papperger, the chief executive of German arms giant Rheinmetall, recently dismissed Ukraine’s drone manufacturing revolution as equivalent to "playing with Legos", derogatorily attributing...
Will the Gulf Move Closer to China?
The Iran war has delivered a profound, systemic shock to the Gulf, fundamentally challenging two assumptions that have underpinned regional stability for the better...
Thrown Under the Bus: The Gulf’s Post-Ceasefire Raw Deal
The U.S.-Israel war on Iran, which began in late February 2026 and escalated through March, paused with a two-week ceasefire on April 7–8. Brokered...
The War on Iran and the Unravelling of Legal Order
Beyond its immediate destabilising effects on the Middle East's balance of power, the February 2026 U.S.-Israel war on Iran has resurrected a contested and...
