Middle East
The Mecca Pact could be an opportunity for Iran
The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish defense pact could create space for Tehran in an emerging regional security architecture.
August 19, 2026
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Europe
An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse
Washington will have to get used to transformed international politics where it's no longer the center of the universe.
August 19, 2026
Washington Politics
Military officials unleash operation of fury on ‘America-hating’ media
Yet upon request, the Pentagon won’t say what's inaccurate about the reports of dire conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln
August 19, 2026
QiOSK
US cries foul as Israel bombs Turkey-linked airbase in Syria
Tel Aviv’s quest to portray Ankara as the ‘new Iran’ is leading to tensions with the Trump administration
August 18, 2026
Middle East
How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised 'unprecedented' squeeze on Tehran. Why hasn't this worked already?
August 18, 2026
Media
The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'
For years, hawks have used rosy analysis of Kyiv's military momentum to make the case against real negotiations
August 18, 2026
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