1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (679+ words) Accordingly, containing Iran is an important consideration in US regional security policy, both because Iran represents an asymmetric military power capable of striking US interests beyond the immediate front lines and because Washington seeks to prevent long-term disruptions to critical…...

4+ week, 1+ min ago   (415+ words) Furthermore, the allied regime in Damascus and considerable Russian military presence in Syria cemented the consensus that the IAF could not execute large-scale aerial campaigns without direct US operational involvement. Figure 1: Possible air corridors utilised by the IAF during the…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1536+ words) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies Small States and the Security Dilemma: The High Cost of Great Power Reliance in an Era of Strategic Transition The security dilemma of small states stands as one of the most intricate challenges in contemporary…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (820+ words) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies Turkey and Israel: Temporary Tensions or a Clash of Major Interests? Relations between Turkey and Israel have entered a significantly more confrontational phase, evolving from periodic diplomatic disputes into a deeper strategic rivalry driven by…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (989+ words) At the conclusion of a fifth round of US-mediated negotiations held over four days, Lebanon and Israel reached a framework agreement on 26 June 2026 that is intended to establish a new phase in relations and pave the way for future peace…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (672+ words) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies AJCS Releases New Book on Israel’s Declining International Standing After Gaza War The book traces the formation of Israel’s international image from the early Zionist project, through the development of Zionist propaganda tools and Israeli…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) The third chapter focuses on the experience of Islamists in power, particularly the Ennahda Movement. It analyses its shift from opposition to governance, the challenges it faced in managing the transitional period, and the broader relationship between Islamism and democracy…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (675+ words) A newly announced framework for negotiations between Lebanon and Israel highlights the fundamental contradiction that has long shaped Lebanon’s security and political landscape: the Lebanese state conducts diplomacy and negotiates agreements, while Hezbollah remains the country’s principal military actor in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (666+ words) 1. The problem is not forecasting “events” in the journalistic sense, but diagnosing systems that are becoming susceptible to regime shifts 2. The relevant distinction is endogenous, exogenous and mixed crises 3. What the FCO has really contributed was a methodology for diagnosing…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (500+ words) The US–China summit is read against this backdrop as a parallel expression of shifting power conditions. It reflects three assumptions: that China is now treated as a peer competitor, that confrontation is being replaced by competitive coexistence, and that…...