Middle East
Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray
The war in Iran is pushing smaller states to diversify their great power partnerships — if Washington will let them
July 27, 2026
The war in Iran is pushing smaller states to diversify their great power partnerships — if Washington will let them
If Beijing doesn't care about the wretched human toll, it should at least realize that continuing to fuel the murderous regime is undermining its own interests
Aside from being no panacea for Ukraine's war woes, it is a clear play to build Kyiv directly into Europe’s security architecture.
Mauritania's painstaking efforts at achieving security face a threat from an unstable neighbor
Tehran's attacks on its Arab neighbors have increased their reliance on the US rather than reducing it
Experts say every military option carries its own strategic, political, and humanitarian risks.
