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Lebanon’s externally driven push to disarm Hezbollah reveals a deeper crisis of sovereignty, as the state lacks the legitimacy, institutional capacity, and public trust necessary to reclaim monopoly over force without risking deeper instability and communal backlash.
Joseph Daher, Sami Zoughaib, Sami Atallah
The Rapid Support Forces’ capture of El Fasher has unleashed grave abuses and deepened Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, while competing foreign backers and stalled international diplomacy leave little hope for a ceasefire or political transition.
Abdalftah Hamed Ali
Israel’s 12-day war with Iran achieved dramatic tactical successes—including assassinations, sabotage and U.S. military involvement—but ultimately failed to trigger Iran’s internal collapse or strategic defeat, instead galvanizing Iranian national unity, advancing its nuclear ambiguity and raising the risk of deeper regional escalation in a future.
Sajjad Safaei
The past two years of conflict in Gaza and the wider Middle East have put considerable strain on the Israel-China relationship but have not led to a considerable break. After a ceasefire in Gaza will ties return to how they were or is that moment gone for good?
Giorgio Cafiero
Despite a major dispute in their past, Amman and Beijing are finding ways to cooperate effectively to increase Jordan's energy independence.
Jesse Marks
The gap between spending on grandiose projects like sports stadiums and basic services like hospitals has led a new generation of Moroccans to protest for change.