Sudan’s Forgotten War: Hamid Khalafalla on the RSF, Darfur, and a Humanitarian Catastrophe the World Ignores
How does a civil war killing and displacing millions of people slip almost entirely out of global headlines? What happens when a telecom blackout cuts an entire population off from
Alfred de Zayas on a Captured UN, NATO’s Broken Promise to Gorbachev, and Why He Refused the CIA
What happens when the international institutions built to protect human rights become instruments of the very powers they were meant to check? And what does it take for someone inside
Trump’s 28-Point Ukraine Peace Plan: Prof. Vladimir Brovkin on Russia’s Red Lines and a Fracturing Ukraine
Can Trump’s 28-point peace plan actually end the war in Ukraine, or does it collide with red lines Moscow has held since before the war even began? Is Zelensky’s grip
Israel’s Assassination of a Hezbollah Commander: Ali Rizk on the Coming Middle East Realignment
Why did Israel choose this moment to assassinate a senior Hezbollah commander, and what does it tell us about the fragile ceasefire holding Lebanon together? Is the “Axis of Resistance”
Vanessa Beeley: How the US Lost the Plot in Syria and Iran
Vanessa Beeley describes ethnic cleansing under Syria's new regime, Hezbollah's real position, and why Iran emerged stronger from its war with Israel.
Trump, Tehran and Tel Aviv: The Gamble That Failed — Mouin Rabbani on the Israel-Iran War
Mouin Rabbani explains why Israel's war against Iran was a strategic failure, how Trump was drawn into it, and why the ceasefire was carefully choreographed.
Why Iranians Now Want the Bomb: Hooman Majd on Israel’s Strikes on Iran
Hooman Majd explains how Iranians experienced the 12-day war with Israel, why Iran insists on uranium enrichment, and why many now want a nuclear deterrent.
Dr. Mariam Mufti on the India-Pakistan Conflict, China’s Role & the Balochistan Crisis
Dr. Mariam Mufti unpacks the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, China's unprecedented backing of Pakistan, and the roots of the Balochistan crisis.
Buried Bunkers, Broken Myths: Why Israel and USA Combined Can’t Defeat Iran — Carl Zha Returns
Carl Zha returns to explain why Israel's missile defenses are being overwhelmed, and why neither Israel nor the US can realistically defeat Iran outright.
Why Israel Can’t Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Programme: Professor Steven Zunes on the Israel-Iran War
Professor Steven Zunes explains why the Israel-Iran war was never really about stopping a bomb, and why bombing Iran's nuclear program may backfire.