By SUSAN ESSEX THE United States has stepped back from the brink of another military confrontation with Iran after President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of a planned attack, citing progress in negotiations between both countries. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said Iran had agreed to the main parameters of a […]
By ANDERSON CLIFF When One War Creates Opportunities Elsewhere THROUGHOUT history, major powers have discovered that wars are rarely confined to the battlefield on which they begin. Every military commitment consumes finite resources—troops, equipment, intelligence capabilities, political attention and economic capital. Just as importantly, prolonged conflicts often create strategic openings elsewhere, allowing rival states to […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE Saudi Nuclear Deal Meets Israeli Politics: How Washington’s Strategic Gamble Faces Congressional & Regional Obstacles A Diplomatic Agreement That Quickly Became a Political Contest MAJOR international agreements rarely evolve in isolation. They often become intertwined with broader geopolitical priorities, domestic political calculations and longstanding regional rivalries. Such appears to be the case […]
The Strait of Hormuz Dilemma: Why Every Military Option Before the United States Carries Enormous Strategic Risks A Strategic Waterway at the Centre of a Global Crisis FEW maritime corridors carry as much geopolitical significance as the Strait of Hormuz. Through this narrow passage flows a substantial share of the world’s crude oil and liquefied […]
The Intervention That Changed Libya Forever IN March 2011, amid the Arab Spring uprisings sweeping North Africa and the Middle East, the administration of then U.S. President Barack Obama played a central role in securing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. The resolution authorised member states to establish a no-fly zone over Libya and take […]
US-Iran Conflict Enters New Phase Over Strait of Hormuz THE conflict between the United States and Iran has entered a more volatile phase, with both countries shifting their focus from conventional military operations to a strategic struggle over control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important maritime trade corridors. Fresh US […]
War of Words Intensifies IRAN has hardened its position over the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that it will resist any effort by the United States to reopen the strategic waterway through military force as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. Iranian army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said the Strait would not be reopened through […]
Regional Powers Seek Diplomatic Solution AMID escalating military exchanges between the United States and Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have renewed calls for restraint, urging all parties to embrace dialogue and prevent further deterioration of security across the Middle East. The appeal followed a high-level telephone conversation between Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his […]
Failed Negotiations, Maritime Attacks & Military Escalation Redefine Gulf Security Strategic Waterway Emerges as the World’s Most Dangerous Maritime Flashpoint WHAT began as a dispute over maritime navigation has rapidly evolved into a broader geopolitical confrontation involving military strikes, diplomatic collapse, attacks on commercial shipping and retaliatory operations stretching across multiple Gulf states. The latest […]
When Politics Crosses the Touchline: Investigating the Debate Surrounding Iran’s World Cup Campaign Can Sport Ever Be Separated from Politics? INTERNATIONAL sporting competitions are often promoted as arenas where politics should give way to fair play, equal opportunity and peaceful competition. Yet history repeatedly demonstrates that major sporting events rarely exist in complete isolation from […]