Beyond NATO: Turkey Builds A New Defence Network Across Eurasia By Uriel Araujo Turkey’s latest defence agreement with Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia could reshape military cooperation across Eurasia. Its implications extend beyond NATO, potentially impacting Russia’s regional influence, China’s strategic interests… Read More ›
Iran’s Ambassador To Russia Clarified Tehran’s Views On Moscow And Regional Security By Andrew Korybko Although Jalali didn’t explicitly describe the Islamic NATO as a threat, he ominously said that “The presence of non-regional powers has led to the current situation”,… Read More ›
All Stakeholders In The Yemeni War Should Consider Russia’s Mediation By Andrew Korybko Where Saudi and STC interests align is in stopping the Houthis, the most effective way of which is arguably a bold political decision to recognize their statelet in… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Might Be Forced By The West To Recognize Yemen’s Redivision Into Two States By Andrew Korybko The US might recognize the Houthis’ de facto state as part of a grand regional deal with Iran and for aiding the recovery… Read More ›
9/11 At 25: CIA Forewarnings And The Dark Legacy Of The War on Terror By Uriel Araujo The true legacy of the post-9/11 era is thus twofold: the continued willingness to support, directly or indirectly, fundamentalist jihadist networks when geopolitically useful,… Read More ›
“Islamic NATO” Emerges As Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan Forge A New Security Axis By Uriel Araujo The Mecca agreement creates a new trilateral security framework amid the war involving Iran and growing regional instability. Its members span NATO, the Gulf… Read More ›
The Mecca Defence Agreement Should Become The Foundation Of A United Muslim Force By Dr Maqsood Jafri It is heartening news that on August 7, 2026, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, President Recep… Read More ›
Could Saudi-Houthi Tensions Turn The Red Sea Into A New Strait Of Hormuz? By Uriel Araujo Rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis illustrate how the Middle East continues to be shaped by the legacy of the Iraq War and… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US By Andrew Korybko It probably won’t ever muster up the political will to use them, however, but the possibility always remains. Trump recently surprised the Saudis by demanding that they recognize Israel as… Read More ›
The UAE’s OPEC Exit And The Quiet Unravelling Of The Petrodollar Order By Uriel Araujo The UAE’s decision to leave OPEC comes amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and renewed volatility in oil markets. The long-standing link between oil… Read More ›