The current turbulence across the Middle East has once again raised a fundamental question: how has Shiite-majority Iran managed to exert such sustained influence across predominantly Sunni Muslim nations? From the Gulf read more
When missiles fly and the language of diplomacy shrinks to soundbites, moral clarity is usually the first casualty. In the escalating confrontation involving Iran, the European Union has chosen a read more
For half a century, Lebanon has oscillated between fragile calm and devastating conflict. From the civil war of 1975–1990 to repeated confrontations with Israel, the country’s modern history has been read more
From March 2 to 5, the global technology community once again converged in Barcelona for the annual gathering widely regarded as the epicenter of the connectivity industry: Mobile World Congress read more
The recent decision granting Muhammad Yunus a year of VVIP security privileges—complete with multi-tiered state protection typically reserved for heads of government—raises questions that go beyond protocol. It touches on read more
In the early 2000s, the Indian Air Force (IAF) acquired the Su-30MKI, a heavily customized export version of the advanced Russian Su-30 (itself a modernized iteration of the legendary Su-27). read more
Desperate to keep the war effort going and prevent the proliferation of pro-peace ideas in public opinion, Ukrainian authorities are now monitoring the terms used by local citizens to refer read more
One wonders if the Delhi declaration the recent India-Arab Foreign Ministers meeting issued is not just a fashion statement to indulge in occasional rhetoric on their commitment to the higher goals of the read more
With the latest reports about US intelligence support in Mexico, one wonders whether the so-called “war on drugs” is quietly morphing into something far more dangerous. The CIA (plus the read more
South Africa’s post-2024 electoral landscape continues to test the adaptability of its political actors. Nowhere is this more evident than in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), where the Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has read more