Ideas
Israel-Hamas war puts China’s Middle East strategy at risk
‘Balanced diplomacy’ may no longer fly.
Ideas
What caused the explosion at the Gaza hospital?
Without an independent, credible investigation, it will be hard for everyone to agree.
Ideas
Regional conflicts have given Turkey more room for a 'middleman strategy'
Still, several recent moves by Turkish leader Erdoğan look like a more pro-Western approach.
Ideas
‘I see no happy ending’, former intelligence leader says of Gaza hostage situation
Gregory F. Treverton, a former chairman of the National Intelligence Council in the Obama administration, looks at why hostage-takers act—and why governments deal.
Ideas
Israel, US are losing the influence war over Gaza—but the Palestinians aren’t winning
The world no longer consumes information in a way that allows governments full control of narratives.
Threats
Iran-backed forces firing at US troops in the Middle East
As the U.S. military sends more troops to the CENTCOM area, defense officials say there’s a “significant threat” of attacks on American service members.
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