Israel

Israel faces a fragile US-backed Gaza ceasefire strained by Israeli strikes on Hamas and PIJ commanders, governance disputes, and severe humanitarian crisis. West Bank raids escalate with casualties and displacement. Tensions persist as phase-two demilitarization and handover plans advance amid political friction.

Trump Greenlights Saudi F-35 Sale as MBS Arrives at White House

As Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman returns to Washington, the arms deal tests decades of U.S. policy on Israel's military edge and China's technological reach

By Alex Thompson and David Monroe

/ 18 Nov 2025

Trump Greenlights Saudi F-35 Sale as MBS Arrives at White House

UN approves Trump's Gaza plan despite rejection by Palestinians

Washington's blueprint for Gaza's future gains Security Council backing, but lacks consent from those who would live under it

By Layla Hassan

/ 18 Nov 2025

UN approves Trump's Gaza plan despite rejection by Palestinians

Netanyahu rejects Palestinian statehood as UN votes on Gaza force

Israel's categorical refusal collides with U.S. stabilization plan that pairs international troops with conditional sovereignty pathway

By Layla Hassan

/ 16 Nov 2025

Netanyahu rejects Palestinian statehood as UN votes on Gaza force

Opinion: G7 condemns global crises while revealing multilateral impotence

Another foreign ministers' meeting produces stern words on Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and Haiti—but little evidence that diplomatic consensus can alter strategic realities

By Viktor Petersen

/ 13 Nov 2025

Opinion: G7 condemns global crises while revealing multilateral impotence

Analyses: Gaza's fragmented future - Trump's peace plan meets territorial reality

The territorial logic of control

By Layla Hassan

/ 12 Nov 2025

Analyses: Gaza's fragmented future - Trump's peace plan meets territorial reality

Iran's nuclear brinkmanship collides with water crisis as dual threat reshapes regime calculations

Environmental collapse and IAEA blackout create dangerous intersection that amplifies regional instability and complicates conflict resolution

By Layla Hassan

/ 10 Nov 2025

Iran's nuclear brinkmanship collides with water crisis as dual threat reshapes regime calculations

Turkey's arrest warrants for Netanyahu expose international law's power vacuum

Istanbul prosecutors charge 37 Israeli officials with genocide as legal symbolism diverges from enforcement reality

By Layla Hassan

/ 7 Nov 2025

Turkey's arrest warrants for Netanyahu expose international law's power vacuum

Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon: Testing the limits of a fragile ceasefire

The Radwan Force: Israel's primary threat assessment

By Layla Hassan

/ 6 Nov 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon: Testing the limits of a fragile ceasefire

Israel's death penalty bill: A populist turn against the rule of law

Far-right coalition advances legislation targeting Palestinians, abandoning decades of restraint and isolating Israel further from democratic norms

By Layla Hassan

/ 4 Nov 2025

Israel's death penalty bill: A populist turn against the rule of law

Turkey convenes regional powers on Gaza: Can Istanbul deliver Palestinian self-rule?

Ankara positions itself as Muslim-world mediator amid deepening schisms over Hamas's future and Israel's endgame

By Layla Hassan

/ 2 Nov 2025

Turkey convenes regional powers on Gaza: Can Istanbul deliver Palestinian self-rule?

A calculated risk: Inside Trump's gambit with Syria's former jihadist leader

As Ahmed al-Sharaa prepares for an unprecedented White House visit, the complexities of transforming a designated terrorist into a strategic partner expose the fraught architecture of U.S. Middle East policy

By Layla Hassan

/ 2 Nov 2025

A calculated risk: Inside Trump's gambit with Syria's former jihadist leader

Can Turkey-Qatar Mediation End the Afghan-Pakistan Crisis?

Istanbul talks face Afghanistan-Pakistan's Durand Line dispute, TTP sanctuary issue, and competing regional powers. Can external mediation resolve structural conflicts?

By Layla Hassan and Chen Wei-Lin

/ 25 Oct 2025

Can Turkey-Qatar Mediation End the Afghan-Pakistan Crisis?