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Trump’s war on diplomats is making the US more manipulable on the world stage

US Jan-Werner Mueller - January 13, 2026.

Many elements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago were disconcerting, if not depressing. For starters, no American official met the...

India's way to counter extremism

India Shashi Tharoor - January 12, 2026.

Early this century, as India was emerging as one of the global economy’s shining stars, a shadow darkened its heartland: a violent Maoist insurgency. For a...

Hamas will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 11, 2026.

Hamas said it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered...

The EU is integrating Jordan into its security system

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 11, 2026.

On 8 January in Amman, the European Union and Jordan agreed to establish a formal security and defence dialogue. This decision, confirmed in a joint statement...

How deep are the economic roots of the protests in Iran?

Middle East Djavad Salehi-Isfahani - January 10, 2026.

The protests that erupted in Tehran on December 28 and quickly spread across Iran were triggered by a specific grievance: the collapse of the country’s...

How much real support does Reza Pahlavi have in his homeland?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 9, 2026.

He has been in exile for nearly 50 years. His father — Iran’s shah — was so widely hated that millions took to the streets...

Iran’s leaders left wondering if they are next after Venezuela

Middle East Sharmila Devi - January 9, 2026.

Are Iran’s theocratic leaders in Washington’s crosshairs after the US abducted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro?  The US has threatened a number of other countries in recent...

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