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Israel’s recognition of the State of Somaliland: Why now?

On 26 December, Israel took the unprecedented step of officially recognizing Somaliland as an independent state. This decision, ending decades of...

yesterday 20

Tamer Ajrami

After oil, before stability: The Middle East’s energy dilemma in a multipolar world

The Middle East once seemed inseparable from oil — a resource that anchored state budgets, political bargains and global strategic partnerships....

yesterday 9

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Secessionist pantomime: Israel recognises Somaliland

For a country so upset about recognition being afforded peoples under their thumb and control, the Israelis have decided to get into the state...

yesterday 8

Dr Binoy Kampmark

How Indonesia navigates rising tensions in Yemen

Indonesia’s response to the latest escalation in Yemen follows a familiar diplomatic pattern. After Saudi Arabia carried out an airstrike on a...

yesterday 7

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The winter of their discontent: When a theocracy freezes

With the chill hitting Iran’s bones in December, that cold has done much more than close schools and government services. It has also revealed the...

yesterday 30

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Despite war threats, youth revive Tripoli

Despite the constant threat of conflict, Tripoli is emerging as an unlikely hub for digital innovation. Co-working spaces have appeared where...

previous day 40

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

The Price of War

Wars are not won by courage alone. They are sustained by money. Strip away the rhetoric, the flags, and the televised heroics, and every prolonged...

previous day 40

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Statistics alone put the PA’s rhetoric to shame

Two very different images of the current plight of the Palestinian people were presented at the end of 2025 – one based on statistics and the other...

previous day 30

Ramona Wadi

UAE–Muhammadiyah flood relief and the arrogance of power in Jakarta

In late December, a shipment of 30 tons of rice from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, intended for...

previous day 30

Bhima Yudhistira

Arab States grow increasingly suspicious of Israeli policies

Perhaps the most consequential outcome of the events of 7 October 2023, has been the unmasking of Israeli plans, the collapse of a façade it...

previous day 30

Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Yemen and the shifting alliances in the Middle East

Recent developments in Yemen are revealing deeper fractures within the Middle East’s alliance system, particularly within the Sunni camp, while...

wednesday 40

Hammadurrahman

Will Chile hold the line on Palestine under Kast?

José Antonio Kast’s victory in Chile’s presidential election, with nearly 58 per cent of the vote against Carolina Jara’s 42 per cent, marks...

wednesday 40

Eman Abusidu

After Gaza, no alliance is permanent: Justice and the reordering of West Asia

The Gaza war has altered West Asia not merely by unleashing another cycle of destruction, but by exposing the fragility of the region’s political...

wednesday 40

Ranjan Solomon

The recognition of Somaliland as an Israeli geopolitical weapon

The recognition of the so-called Somaliland by Israel does not constitute a neutral diplomatic gesture nor a peripheral detail of its foreign...

wednesday 10

Sayid Marcos Tenório

Al-Aqsa Flood: Two years of steadfastness and the will for liberation

The document Our Narrative… Al-Aqsa Flood: Two Years of Steadfastness and the Will for Liberation, released by the Hamas Political Bureau on 24...

30.12.2025 70

Sayid Marcos Tenório

A “humanitarian superpower”?

The US Department of State and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday that...

30.12.2025 50

Ramona Wadi

In the midst of collapse: Why the narrative is unravelling faster than expected

The longer one observes the trajectory of current events, this sustained accumulation of violence, dispossession and mass civilian suffering, the...

30.12.2025 1

Adnan Hmidan

Haybat al-Halbousi is not the solution, but merely the continuation of a decaying scene

The selection of Haybat al-Halbousi as Speaker of Parliament was not a meaningful political event. Rather, it was a stark reminder of the profound...

30.12.2025 3

Karam Nama

On @israellovesindonesia and Israel’s growing online campaign in Indonesia

In recent months, as I continued investigating how pro-Israel narratives are being systematically injected into Indonesia’s social media ecosystem,...

30.12.2025 40

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The Quad’s paper tiger problem: Why the Indo-Pacific strategy is faltering

In February 1946, George Kennan sent his “Long Telegram” from Moscow, providing the intellectual blueprint for the “containment” of the Soviet...

30.12.2025 40

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Iran’s Buck-Passing Strategy in the Middle East

For much of the past decade, Iran’s regional strategy looked like a blunt answer to a simple question: how do you deter Israel and U.S.-aligned...

30.12.2025 30

Hamid Bahrami

Germany: Imprisoned ‘Palestine Action’ activists face harassment

For years, Palestine activists in Germany have looked to Britain with a sense of astonishment. The state that promised Palestine to Zionist settler...

29.12.2025 60

Leon Wystrychowski

Arms, silence, and alignment: The moral and geopolitical cost of India-Israel military ties

India’s emergence as one of Israel’s most reliable arms partners is not merely a story of defence procurement or strategic pragmatism. It marks a...

29.12.2025 50

Ranjan Solomon

PM Modi’s Jordan visit: Is he wiring New Delhi, Amman, and Brussels?

Prime Minister Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to undertake a full-fledged state visit to the Kingdom of Jordan on 15–16 December 2025,...

29.12.2025 3

Dr Zakir Hussain

Never again, except for Palestinians: The moral realignment

Western leaders readily rediscover moral language when horror arrives on their own shoreline. After the murderous attack at Bondi Beach,...

29.12.2025 3

Ziyad Motala

A thesis confirmed: Epstein, Dershowitz and the Israel lobby

Conman, convict, paedophile and a life terminated in circumstances of purported suicide. The list for Jeffrey E. Epstein, figure of cosmic social...

29.12.2025 60

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Mr Trump, Gaza does not need your ballroom. It needs tents. It needs life.

Mr Trump, You will meet Benjamin Netanyahu. Cameras will flash. Words will be exchanged in polished rooms, polished suits, polished lies. You will...

29.12.2025 50

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Israel’s recognition of the State of Somaliland: Why now?

Tamer Ajrami

After oil, before stability: The Middle East’s energy dilemma in a multipolar world

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Secessionist pantomime: Israel recognises Somaliland

Dr Binoy Kampmark

How Indonesia navigates rising tensions in Yemen

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The winter of their discontent: When a theocracy freezes

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Despite war threats, youth revive Tripoli

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

The Price of War

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Statistics alone put the PA’s rhetoric to shame

Ramona Wadi

UAE–Muhammadiyah flood relief and the arrogance of power in Jakarta

Bhima Yudhistira

Arab States grow increasingly suspicious of Israeli policies

Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Yemen and the shifting alliances in the Middle East

Hammadurrahman

Will Chile hold the line on Palestine under Kast?

Eman Abusidu

After Gaza, no alliance is permanent: Justice and the reordering of West Asia

Ranjan Solomon

The recognition of Somaliland as an Israeli geopolitical weapon

Sayid Marcos Tenório

Al-Aqsa Flood: Two years of steadfastness and the will for liberation

Sayid Marcos Tenório

A “humanitarian superpower”?

Ramona Wadi

In the midst of collapse: Why the narrative is unravelling faster than expected

Adnan Hmidan

Haybat al-Halbousi is not the solution, but merely the continuation of a decaying scene

Karam Nama

On @israellovesindonesia and Israel’s growing online campaign in Indonesia

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The Quad’s paper tiger problem: Why the Indo-Pacific strategy is faltering

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Iran’s Buck-Passing Strategy in the Middle East

Hamid Bahrami

Germany: Imprisoned ‘Palestine Action’ activists face harassment

Leon Wystrychowski

Arms, silence, and alignment: The moral and geopolitical cost of India-Israel military ties

Ranjan Solomon

PM Modi’s Jordan visit: Is he wiring New Delhi, Amman, and Brussels?

Dr Zakir Hussain

Never again, except for Palestinians: The moral realignment

Ziyad Motala

A thesis confirmed: Epstein, Dershowitz and the Israel lobby

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Mr Trump, Gaza does not need your ballroom. It needs tents. It needs life.

Jasim Al-Azzawi