The visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing was far more than a routine political stop in the ongoing power struggle between Washington and China. It appeared instead as the opening chapter of a dangerous new international game — one in which the map of the next Middle East war may already be taking […] Read more
The Middle East is navigating its most volatile security crisis in decades, following the shattering of long-standing rules of engagement that previously governed the “shadow war” between Israel and Iran. The region has moved past proxy conflict into unprecedented direct military exchanges. Following [Insert date of most recent major incident] direct strikes, a new reality […] Read more
The Middle East stands at its most precarious geopolitical juncture in decades. The long-standing, tacit rules of engagement that governed the “shadow war” between Israel and Iran have been decisively shattered. Following a series of unprecedented direct military exchanges—culminating in the recent Israeli retaliatory strikes against Iranian military targets—the region is charting unknown territory. This […] Read more
