Middle East

The interruption of fertiliser deliveries from the Gulf calls into question 2026 yields

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - March 21, 2026.

Global attention is focused on the price of oil. At the same time, another disruption is already developing, with direct consequences for agriculture and food...

When military might lacks strategy - the most dangerous form of war

Middle East Emre Alkin - March 21, 2026.

No matter how powerful an operation is militarily, if the strategic calculus behind it is lacking, the outcomes can be far more complex than expected. Many...

What does Pete Hegseth's conservative evangelicalism have to do with the war in Iran?

US TA | AP Insight - March 20, 2026.

Since becoming defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has found no shortage of ways to bring his strand of conservative evangelicalism into the Pentagon. He hosts monthly Christian...

Is the US National Security Strategy dead?

US Carl Bildt - March 20, 2026.

Whatever one thinks of the US National Security Strategy published late last year, at least it clearly set out what President Donald Trump’s second administration...

Will the US deploy troops in Iran to seize uranium?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - March 19, 2026.

President Donald Trump is facing perhaps the most daunting question of the war with Iran, one that could define his time in office: Will he...

Has Trump served himself a poisoned chalice with his war on Iran?

Middle East Harvey Morris - March 18, 2026.

On 20 July 1988, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told the nation he had drunk ‘the poisoned chalice’ by accepting a ceasefire in an...

Is Lebanon's invitation to Israel for direct talks too late?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - March 17, 2026.

With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon's government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in...

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