It has been more than a decade since the UN last authorized a multidimensional peacekeeping in Africa, in spite of the continent experiencing the highest number of state-based conflicts in […]
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Ignoring inconvenient facts, such as the responsibility of the US and Israel for triggering the war in Iran on 28 February, has a significant impact on the role that Europe […]
From a strategic perspective, the currently labelled “Iran War” is in fact three distinct wars, inter-connected no doubt, but with distinct aims and characteristics. These are: the US war on […]
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Today Turkey, not Iran, is Israel’s main strategic rival. If we agree on this, as strategists, the brilliance of the spectacular tactical display of military might, intelligence, and technology in […]
An overarching geopolitical question crossed my Byzantine mind as I methodically contemplated, across continents, the overlay of maps, with newly concluded treaties on the one hand, and geopolitical moves on […]
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Donald Trump is visibly in his element when surrounded by gilded palaces, ornate fountains, and absolute monarchs. His bond with the Gulf States—particularly Saudi Arabia—goes beyond mere aesthetic affinity or […]