After a war or other armed conflict, the fighting itself might be over, but for some veterans, another battle might have only just begun. The U.S. government …
Across France, Italy, and Spain, demonstrations over the cost of living, fuel prices, education, housing, and public services are exposing a growing gap between…
Harassment against journalists takes many forms, including online abuse, intimidation, threats, legal pressure, and physical violence. No single global database…
The war between the United States and Iran heated up on Oct. 22 when seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz. Mines placed by the …
Since January 2025, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention system has increased in size. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) r…
Iran’s hardship did not begin in February 2026 with the U.S. and Israeli attacks. Sanctions, currency shocks, weak investment, subsidy cuts and chronic inflatio…
Iran’s nuclear debate is often framed as a simple choice: build a bomb or remain below the threshold. But the more dangerous position may be the space in betwee…
An August deal between the governments of China, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to expand on a regional trade corridor at Lake Tanganyika m…
More than 1,000 airstrikes against the Houthis since March 2025 have failed to stop their operations. They continue attacking shipping and expanding control of …
Harga or Harraga, a frequently heard term in Morocco often described as “burning the borders,” is becoming increasingly used and could easily get out of control…
Five years after its February 2021 coup, Myanmar is a laboratory for a new political order, where armed conflict and transnational organized crime have fused in…
Indonesia is having an influential diplomatic moment — high tempo, new pacts, a president personally driving foreign policy across the world stage. Yet the prin…
Recent agreements reached in Saudi Arabia and Beijing suggest a new Middle East order. The reality is a cautious standstill. The Gulf is not building an indigen…
China’s President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi signed an agreement on Sept. 2 in Cairo to expand on the countries’ ties, which could b…
I was standing on a sidewalk on Gemmayze Street in Beirut, Lebanon, when I spotted a man wearing a white glove coming toward me. Then came another white-gloved …
The Middle East is a region where some wildlife has been subjected to the possibility of extermination.
The United States has long been operating under the idea that if it puts a vice grip on Iran’s economy, its leaders will eventually become more reasonable. The…
When conflict is discussed, women are often introduced through the language of suffering: the displaced, widows, survivors, and mothers protecting children. The…
When Teodora, 22, asks her parents to tell her stories from when they were young, one scene keeps returning: her mother crossing the streets of Belgrade to meet…
Algeria’s growing influence is a timely topic for the international community, especially after the Aug 10 killing of Libyan Major-General Fawzi al-Mansour in a…
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