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The Israeli elections set for October 27 carry exceptional weight- not only because they could close Benjamin Netanyahu's long chapter, but because they are being held amid upheavals stretching from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria to the US-Iranian war and its regional fallout. Gadi Eisenkot has emerged…

Is it true that, after six months of confrontation, the region remains trapped in a situation of near-defeat and near-victory, where near-defeat is not enough to force one to swallow the bitter pill of submission, and near-victory is insufficient to impose a surrender? Is it also true that Trump…

Masoud Pezeshkian may be the man closest to expressing the voice of Iranians, given that he came to his post through a general vote - the post of president of the republic, or president of a public, as they say in Iran. It is true that the mechanisms of approval and vetting, before a candidacy is…

There is a memory that forgets nothing, and another that recalls only what it desires, and between the two arises one of the most pervasive phenomena in politics and one of the least willing to acknowledge itself: the duality of memory. In public life, forgetting is not always a defect of memory,…

The sole common factor between Saudi Arabia and Iran is China. As the largest buyer of crude oil from both nations, China has also felt the economic sting of the conflict due to supply disruptions and their broader fallout. While domestic gasoline prices have surged by nearly a third and Chinese…

Today, the Druze, or the Muwahhidun, find themselves, wherever they live, prisoners of a situation they did not seek but that was imposed upon them by the circumstances of history, the complexities of geography, the baseness of intelligence agencies, and the savagery of advanced technology. The…

There are many nightmares a writer would prefer, or try, to avoid. The worst is to repeat himself, especially when crises drag on and the men at their center lose themselves in their statements and positions, and the world becomes lost along with them. No global crisis has evolved, spread, and…

Are the fires that have erupted in forests in several countries in recent days the result of climate change, or are they the work of human hands?! And if they are the work of human hands, was it through negligence or deliberate action?! And why?! We are following the disasters left in the wake…

The US-Iranian confrontation is a long-running saga whose chapters keep unfolding amid fire, threats, and promises. American aircraft carriers are moving through the waters of the Mediterranean and the Arabian Gulf. Following the storms of airstrikes, missiles, and explosive drones, as well as the…

The political surprises emerging from Damascus are far greater than our ability to absorb or anticipate them. Every time we imagine we have seen the final surprise, it becomes clear that there is no end to the republic President Ahmad al-Sharaa is building over the remnants of Syria's past. Day…

In the new Damascus, Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi found new friends for the Kurds. There, he decided to bid farewell to weapons and cast separation outside the geography of a unified Syria, not only because it is impossible, but because its price is high and its profits are small. Meanwhile, the…

The signing of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan has drawn global attention, prompting a range of views on its importance and strategic implications for the allied countries. Many commentators have sought to cast doubt on its usefulness or the possibility…