Colonel Larry Wilkerson: The Pakistan-Saudi Pact, Trump’s Gaza Surrender, and a Coming Israel-Iran War
Is the new Pakistan-Saudi defense pact a genuine realignment of Middle Eastern power, or a symptom of an American empire that can no longer control its own client, Israel? And
Life Inside Iran During the 12-Day War: Samer Al-Hakim on National Unity and What Comes Next
What is it actually like to live through twelve days of war from inside Iran, rather than watching it unfold through Western headlines? Does the experience of being bombed unify
Vanessa Beeley Returns: Ivan Ridley’s Release, a Fragile Gaza Ceasefire, and Israel’s Hidden WMD Programs
Is the Gaza ceasefire built to last, or is it merely a pause before the next escalation? And why does Vanessa Beeley believe Israel’s undeclared weapons programs deserve far more
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.