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Sisi’s High-Wire Act: Can Egypt Survive a Victorious Israel and a Weakened Iran?
2+ hour ago (231+ words) Egypt's economic strain is increasingly visible as energy shortages, inflation, and declining revenues test the state's capacity to maintain stability. As the United States and Israel press their sustained campaign against Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure, the Middle East is…...
Turkey’s New Iran Export Controls Face an Old Problem: Enforcement
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (1037+ words) A new Turkish decree expands formal controls over military and dual-use goods transiting the country amid sustained Western pressure. After years of exposure by US sanctions authorities that repeatedly identified Turkish entities and individuals as key facilitators in Iran's military…...
Turkey’s Erdoğan Builds Global Arms Network Through Nearly 100 Defense Agreements
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (860+ words) The International Defense and Aerospace Industry Exhibition SAHA EXPO 2024. The Bayraktar Ak'nc' is a High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle. Istanbul, Oct. 23, 2024. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo'an, whose family members and close associates have consolidated near-total control over Turkey's…...
As Trump Signals Retreat from War, Israel May Have to Keep Fighting Iranian Threat
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (225+ words) As has been the case for much of the war, the outcome of the conflict in Iran hangs on US President Donald Trump's decision on how much longer he wants to keep fighting. Anyone familiar with Trump's style knows that…...
Why Israel Is Carving Out a Buffer Zone in Lebanon
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (322+ words) IDF troops have continued to push further into southern Lebanon this week, encountering determined but not particularly effectual resistance from Hezbollah. Image: IDF forces operate in south Lebanon during Operation Roaring Lion 2026. Wikimedia Commons The fighting in Lebanon constitutes one…...
Israel and US Have Tried to Take Down Iran From the Air. History Shows the Idea Lacks Legs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (192+ words) Senior Airman Alexander Cook/F-35A Demo Team Public Affairs US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sauntered up to the podium in the Pentagon press room 10 days ago. "The combination of the world's two most powerful air forces is unprecedented and unbeatable," he…...
After Khamenei and Larijani, Lebanon’s Nabih Berri and Iraq’s Hadi Amiri and Ali Nizar Must Go
1+ week, 5+ day ago (532+ words) Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri during a 2019 visit to Iraq. Media office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons After Israel's "Operation Grim Beeper" neutered Hezbollah, and then an Israeli bunker-buster killed Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah,…...
Israel Cannot Afford a Hamas 'Victory Picture' During Ramadan
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) Control of symbolic spaces in Jerusalem plays an outsized role in shaping deterrence and postwar outcomes. As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan approaches in mid-February, the State of Israel finds itself at a civilizational crossroads. Following a pivotal briefing…...
Israel Bars Hamas-Controlled NGOs, Clears Top Christian Charities For Gaza
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (413+ words) On December 31, 2025, Israel's Foreign Ministry announced that the proscribed nongovernmental organizations had refused to provide transparency about their personnel and funding sources. "That raises a simple question: What are they hiding?" it asked. Israel tightened restrictions after the nongovernmental organizations…...
The Year in Review: Israel at a Turning Point
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (424+ words) Thousands gather in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, to watch live feeds and celebrate as the final twenty Israeli hostages are released after 737 days in captivity. This past year marked a turning point for Israel. The shift began in…...