Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan...
Turkey occupies a specific and difficult-to-sustain position in this war. As a NATO member, it participates in the collective defence system that directly tracks and...
The messy crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has clarified how power works in the 21st century. It reminds us that the greatest long-term threat to...
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...
The European Council meeting on March 19-20 is unfolding against the backdrop of a deeply unstable international landscape. Russia’s war on Ukraine and the growing uncertainty...
Donald Trump's request to postpone the summit with Xi Jinping, scheduled for late March and early April, signals Washington's weakness. Beijing has not yet issued a...
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...
