7+ hour, 52+ min ago  (364+ words) A growing lack of religious literacy in the West is distorting policy decisions, from geopolitical strategy to internal social cohesion." What most Western leaders do not understand is how deeply intertwined religion and society are outside of their own secular…...

3+ day, 59+ min ago  (505+ words) Iran promotes terrorism and the U.S. fights it, yet Europe pretends not to see as it remains on the sidelines. The United States and Israel are now tackling the mullahs" regime. They want to root out the terrorist machinery and assist…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (411+ words) Israel's recognition of Somaliland has handed Somali President Mohamud a chance to rally domestic support and accelerate his centralization drive. President Mohamud's centralization strategy has led Puntland and Jubaland to strengthen their ties with Ethiopia and Kenya. Both countries have…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (646+ words) After the supreme leader's death, the Revolutionary Guards are holding firm and steering Iran toward escalation and continued repression. While Khamenei has been struck down, his political legacy of pragmatic extremism remains and can still influence the decision-making of his…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (634+ words) Operation Epic Fury emerges from four decades of escalating ideological confrontation and Middle Eastern rivalry. The launch of the United States" Operation "Epic Fury" is a logical and pragmatic consequence of Middle Eastern and geopolitical developments of the last 40 years....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (489+ words) Azerbaijan is using reconstruction and gas deals in Syria to expand its influence and position itself as a potential mediator among regional rivals. For Syria, deepening ties with Azerbaijan helps diversify external partnerships and offers brighter prospects for internal stability,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (599+ words) This is part two of the GIS series on academic freedom. The first installment is available here. Two key mechanisms propel this change. The first is the abandonment of Wertfreiheit, or value-freedom, as a guiding academic ideal. The second is…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (365+ words) Academic freedom, once the bedrock of universities, is facing internal threats as complacency and bureaucratization undermine independent thought and inquiry. This is part one of the GIS series on academic freedom. The second installment will be available on January 28. What…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (487+ words) Calls for de-escalation and restraint are often presented as solutions to global crises, but they can become tools that protect brutal regimes. Since 1999, Venezuela has suffered from the corrupt mismanagement of Chavez-Maduro socialist despotism. The people of Iran, meanwhile, have…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (312+ words) The Gaza war tested Arab-Israeli normalization, yet strategic regional interests are prevailing under the umbrella of the Abraham Accords. The Abraham Accords are rooted in a differentiated legal framework. The treaty between Israel and the UAE is legally binding, whereas…...