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It may be that Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive, which could be in its early stages, will be as fruitless as Russia’s winter offensive. Defenders typically have advantages over attackers in trench warfare, and the Russian Army has had months to dig in. But it’s also possible that the…

In 1963, the German-American political scientist Hannah Arendt published her book “On Revolution.” While many focused on its comparison between the two 18th-century revolutions, those of the US and France, the book is more than that. Arendt stresses that the goal of revolution was and…

It has become clear that China is reconfiguring its foreign policy. Building on its unprecedented economic growth, China can gradually expand its political influence in many regions across the globe. The Chinese seem to be taking the opposite approach of the US, which expanded its influence…

The Chinese call the Tibet region, which is home to Mount Everest, the “roof of the world.” At 9 km above sea level, it is the highest peak in the world. It has been an autonomous region of China since 1955. That is, it gained autonomy before our Kurdish brothers, who had to wait till 1970 to see…

Farhad Alaaldin* Partnerships, common interests, and economic cooperation is key for strong Iraq foreign policy. Emerging from twenty years of turbulence and challenges, a "strong and capable Iraq" is what Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani promised the Iraqi people in his Eid…

The Wagner mutiny unfolded with an air of unpredictability. Nobody anticipated that Wagner’s leader would openly denounce war and deem it unnecessary. The audacity of his mutiny was beyond anyone’s expectations. Crossing the border into his country, seizing a city, and advancing toward Moscow were…

As soon as Yevgeny Prigozhin announced his mutiny, the memories began flooding back into the minds of writers and non-writers who felt compelled to share them either on social media or in the press. These individuals found in their memories many Arab figures who resemble Prigozhin. The gist of…

The mutiny in Russia recently launched by the founder and leader of “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin is doubtlessly a major challenge to the Russian authorities and to President Vladimir Putin personally. This is true both domestically and internationally. While the debacle is tied to positions of power…

Emmanuel Macron knows the story. His predecessors ended their terms with bitter tastes in their mouths. They had concluded that the French are far less brilliant than France itself. France demands things from them that contradict their desires. They also make demands to it that exceed its abilities…

Faisal Mohamed Saleh* We are seeing more and more signs that global or regional actors could intervene in Sudan, while this question has not been seriously discussed domestically. Nonetheless, it will certainly evoke mixed and contradictory reactions, as has happened in many of the countries…

In his book “Science and Politics as a Vocation,” German sociologist Max Weber argued that a “monopoly on the legitimate use of force” is among the primary requisites for the establishment of the state. This monopoly - state institutions “monopolizing the use of violence” - is the defining feature…

Last weekend when Yevgeny Prigozhin launched his abortive attempt at marching on Moscow at the head of the Wagner militia army he did not know that it was on the same day, June 24, 1812, that Napoleon had launched his forlorn march towards the Russian capital. Another thing that the self…