Middle East
Trump's Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular
Not exactly what the American president intended when he blasted the longtime politician this week. Or was it?
January 29, 2026
Tanya Goudsouzian
Middle East
Why Trump won't get Afghanistan's Bagram base back
While the Taliban have of course objected, Russia and China would have something to say too
October 06, 2025
Middle East
If Iranian regime collapses or is toppled, 'what's next?'
These are questions that are hardly asked, nor answered with any degree of coherency. Seems important.
June 26, 2025
Middle East
Here is why US troops may be in Iraq indefinitely
An inconvenient truth: the country's dependency on American forces has hobbled the growth of its own military
May 21, 2025
Asia-Pacific
Left behind, Afghanistan is now an environmental hellhole
What did we think nearly 50 years of war and neglect was going to do to that country?
April 21, 2025
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