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The ceasefire declared in the US-Israel war against Iran is set to end in the next couple of days amid conflicting views on what might happen next. By the time of writing this piece many observers thought that both sides might agree to an extension of the brittle truce a further 45 days. In a…

The ceasefire declared in the US-Israel war against Iran is set to end in the next couple of days amid conflicting views on what might happen next. By the time of writing this piece many observers thought that both sides might agree to an extension of the brittle truce a further 45 days. In a…

The ceasefire declared in the US-Israel war against Iran is set to end in the next couple of days amid conflicting views on what might happen next. By the time of writing this piece many observers thought that both sides might agree to an extension of the brittle truce a further 45 days. In a…

Most people seem convinced that a “market economy” is the optimal model for development and overall economic and financial performance. However, this conviction swiftly recedes when economic crises rear their heads. In my view, the absolute application of this model is not feasible under the…

Four years into this conflict, Sudan is now at a critical moment. Either state institutions continue to erode, or the path to recovery accelerates. With time, war ceases to merely destroy infrastructure and begins to reshape society and the economy, imposing ever greater challenges with every year…

However tempting it may be, the comparison “Suez moment,” which is seen as the historical juncture that confirmed the decline of the British Empire, and the United States’ battle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to free it from Iranian control, is somewhat misleading . The United States of today is…

There is cautious optimism that the region may be entering a period of relative calm after Pakistan’s diplomatic effort has sought to outline a settlement. The hope is that talks will continue and end the much-dreaded exchange of missiles. One might even invoke the familiar saying: those who hope…

President Donald Trump is deeply frustrated with NATO allies who have not provided the degree of support for his plan to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz that he had expected. Leading European NATO members see the issue differently. They had not been consulted on the US-Israeli war on Iran,…

During the season of diatribes against the Camp David Accords and President Anwar Sadat, "separate peace" was the dominant catchword. Most of those making these accusations had not been aware that, under the leadership of Lenin, the Bolsheviks in Russia concluded the most consequential "separate…

The Strait of Hormuz, which geography textbooks once described as the world’s artery, has become its most volatile maritime flashpoint today. It is where war, economics, politics - and, inevitably, definitions of legality - collide. The actions of the regime in Tehran in and around the strait have…

No Palestinians, no factions anywhere on the Palestinian spectrum, entered the American-Israeli war on Iran. While some locals and factions have expressed sympathy with Iran, these positions do not amount to strategic alignment. Rather, they are a reflection of the simple fact that the Palestinians…

President Donald Trump has adopted a different approach to dealing with Iran because he has a different view of the conflict. Previous US presidents believed that economic pressure and negotiations would be enough to force Iran to give up its nuclear program and its support for militias. Trump,…