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When Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia in September, it likely did not expect a U.S.-Israel war against Iran to test it so soon. Now Islamabad’s credibility could be on the line.
Albert B. Wolf
Iran has entered renewed negotiations with Washington convinced that only the perception that it is ready to fight—not to make concessions—can produce a durable diplomatic outcome.
Hassan Ahmadian
Transparency International’s annual rankings show public perceptions on corruption in the Middle East and North Africa have not changed over the past five years. Yet a closer look reveals that anticorruption agencies and legal reform are quietly making headway in combating institutional corruption.
Robert P. Beschel Jr.
After negotiations stalled, Syria’s central government launched a military campaign to impose its terms for integration on the SDF by force. It seems to have worked.
Özge Genç
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland marks a strategic shift aimed at expanding military reach into the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, intensifying regional instability while sidelining diplomacy.
Omar H. Rahman
Amid rising external pressures and post-war vulnerabilities, Iranian authorities have released a statement hinting the country could act when it perceives clear signs of danger instead of waiting to be attacked, fueling debate over whether this posture makes conflict less likely or more risky.