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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...

Slow economic recovery playing havoc with German politics

EU Ferry Biedermann - January 8, 2026.

Germany is this year expected to technically break a three-year streak of economic stagnation but only with a meagre average 1 per cent growth forecast....

UK, Europe face fresh threat as Trump focus switches from Venezuela to Greenland

UK Harvey Morris - January 7, 2026.

A golden rule of British diplomacy is to avoid public disputes with the United States, with the proviso that it does not always work. The doctrine...

Tehran powerless to rein in the economic crisis that sparked the protests

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 6, 2026.

Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing...

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