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Forging a Counter-Narrative for Democracy
"The first battle lost by the defeated is the battle over naming things by their true names." — George Orwell
In an era of political stagnation across the Arab world,…
Afghanistan’s Neighbors Unite in Opposition to Potential US Return to Bagram Airbase
In a significant display of regional consensus, Afghanistan's neighbors, including nominal U.S. allies, have voiced unified opposition to any plan for the United States to…
The Rising Anger of Morocco’s Generation Z: A Complex Social Explosion
Morocco recently witnessed a wave of protests that swept through cities and towns of all sizes, from major urban centers to small villages. These demonstrations were called for by…
Israel’s $150 Million Tech-Driven Propaganda Blitz to Reshape Gaza War Narrative
After the UN confirmed famine in Gaza, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (center) and his wife, Sara (seated to his right), met in late September with US pro-Israel influencers in New…
Nepal’s Leaderless Gen-Z Revolution Changed the Rules of Power Forever
When Nepal’s youth rose up without a single leader, they did more than topple a government—they shattered a century-long cycle of political betrayal and revealed a truth too long…
Washington’s Management of the Afghan Landscape through the Gulf–India–Pakistan Triad
Following the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, Washington’s strategic posture underwent a fundamental transformation, shifting from direct control to a…
Famine as a War Crime: The Unpunished Atrocity
On September 23, 1943, the English-language newspaper The Statesman in India published the following report: "In the week ending September 18, the number of deaths was 1,319……
At a Crossroads: Will Ethiopia and Eritrea Choose Peace or Peril?
" 'Ethiopia and Eritrea at a critical crossroads' has never been more pertinent. Two years after a historic peace deal ended a bloody, decades-long stalemate, the relationship…
A Unified Front: Egypt and Turkey Warn Israel
The joint naval exercises between the Turkish and Egyptian navies, launched in 2009 under the name "Sea of Friendship," continued annually until 2013, when they were suspended due…
The ‘Drone Wall’: Ambitious Plan to Shield Europe Faces High Hurdles
European leaders, alarmed by a dramatic surge in unauthorized drone incursions, are urgently advancing a project that once seemed the stuff of science fiction: a continental "drone…