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Jasim Al-Azzawi

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The new calculus in the Gulf: How Beijing and Moscow have altered the Iran equation

The new calculus in the Gulf: How Beijing and Moscow have altered the Iran equation

In the rarefied environment of the West Wing, the ghosts of the “Twelve-Day War” that transpired last June still linger in the Situation Room. For...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Missiles, carriers, and red lines: Washington, Tehran and Jerusalem face off in a historic confrontation. Who blinks first?

Missiles, carriers, and red lines: Washington, Tehran and Jerusalem face off in a historic confrontation. Who blinks first?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington last week was far from a routine diplomatic exercise. The objective was...

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Two scorpions in a jar: How Trump and Netanyahu’s alliance became a cage

Two scorpions in a jar: How Trump and Netanyahu’s alliance became a cage
11.02.2026 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological buoyancy in Iran

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological buoyancy in Iran
10.02.2026 30

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The Mandelson scandal and Britain’s recurring failure of judgement

The Mandelson scandal and Britain’s recurring failure of judgement
08.02.2026 20

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Trump’s five impossible demands, and the inevitable second strike against Iran

Trump’s five impossible demands, and the inevitable second strike against Iran
07.02.2026 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

War or no war? Duelling analyses offer starkly different visions of conflict’s timing and trajectory

War or no war? Duelling analyses offer starkly different visions of conflict’s timing and trajectory
04.02.2026 40

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The Epstein Files: Blackmail, power, and geopolitical shadows

The Epstein Files: Blackmail, power, and geopolitical shadows
03.02.2026 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The raging bull in the chinaware shop

The raging bull in the chinaware shop
02.02.2026 30

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Unleashing the spear: Why Hezbollah is joining the fray

Unleashing the spear: Why Hezbollah is joining the fray
31.01.2026 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The armada and the trigger: How the US-Iran standoff could ignite a regional catastrophe

The armada and the trigger: How the US-Iran standoff could ignite a regional catastrophe
30.01.2026 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Mr Trump, Iraq’s kleptocracy must be dismantled: cutting aid is a laughable and naïve approach

Mr Trump, Iraq’s kleptocracy must be dismantled: cutting aid is a laughable and naïve approach
29.01.2026 20

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The ring of fire: From Tehran to southern Lebanon, the battle lines are drawn

The ring of fire: From Tehran to southern Lebanon, the battle lines are drawn
28.01.2026 40

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Trump, Tehran, and the trial: The countdown to the unknown begins

Trump, Tehran, and the trial: The countdown to the unknown begins
27.01.2026 30

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The Davos contrast: Precision vs. Provocation

The Davos contrast: Precision vs. Provocation
26.01.2026 40

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What al-Maliki’s return would mean for Iraq and the region

25.01.2026 70

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In 1953, the CIA walked the streets of Tehran; today, they walk with Mossad and MI6

24.01.2026 60

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The paralysis before the storm: How fear of war may guarantee one

22.01.2026 40

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The dangerous parallels between Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2026

21.01.2026 50

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Netanyahu’s childhood friend breaks silence, warning of “ruined state” and personal obsessions

20.01.2026 70

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The presidency as theatre: America’s age of False Fronts

19.01.2026 50

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The American paradox: A nation simultaneously ascending and descending

19.01.2026 70

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The psychological profile of a president whose IQ is “off the chart”

17.01.2026 80

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The predicament of the Islamic Republic: Why 2026 is different

16.01.2026 90

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The Arctic ultimatum: Greenland and the end of sovereignty

14.01.2026 30

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The return of the plunderer: Why Iraq cannot survive another Maliki

13.01.2026 40

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The Trilateral Fortress: “Why the fall of Damascus didn’t end the Middle East’s long war”

12.01.2026 40

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From Gaza to Caracas: Trump’s Maduro abduction signals a new era of lawless power

11.01.2026 20

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Iran’s greatest threat isn’t Washington. It’s the generation that refuses to bow.

10.01.2026 60

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Israel and Turkey are no longer feuding allies; they are strategic rivals

09.01.2026 100

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A letter from David to Goliath

05.01.2026 20

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Why Trump’s regime-change playbook won’t work in Iran

05.01.2026 60

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Trump’s diversion: Why Venezuela’s oil is the ultimate

04.01.2026 40

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The winter of their discontent: When a theocracy freezes

02.01.2026 50

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The Price of War

01.01.2026 70

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

30.12.2025 60

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

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

29.12.2025 60

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Egypt’s economy: When infrastructure outpaces production

27.12.2025 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Follow the money: A ruthless guide for Mark Savaya, America’s envoy to Iraq

26.12.2025 60

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Türkiye’s expanding footprint in Lebanon: Ambition, constraint, and the new sunni landscape

25.12.2025 40

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MAGA implodes: Will Israel’s power over Washington collapse next?

24.12.2025 100

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Iraq’s three vulnerable pillars: A blueprint for dysfunction

22.12.2025 40

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America’s double game with international justice: When power poses as principle

21.12.2025 40

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Europe’s high-stakes gamble

20.12.2025 60

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The unmasking of an illusion: Britain’s reckoning and America’s last stand

19.12.2025 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East fault lines now run through American tech

17.12.2025 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Netanyahu: I am the law, and Israel is Über alles. When leaders treat accountability as optional

16.12.2025 70

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Iran’s shadow diplomacy: The art of winning without showing

15.12.2025 30

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No room for toxic Blair on Gaza peace council

13.12.2025 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Venezuela’s crisis is not an oil grab but a power grab

11.12.2025 80

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