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#The Turkish Presidential Elections

Could the split in the Republican People’s Party pave the way for passing a new constitution?

The Republican People’s Party crisis after its 38th congress was annulled goes beyond a leadership struggle, intersecting with the opposition’s broader battle, judicial pressure, and calculations surrounding Turkey’s new constitution.

Zaid Esleem Zaid Esleem
#Sudan

Sudan war: An open market for weapons and a testing ground for drones

The generals’ war has turned Sudan into an open arena for settling scores and testing international and regional influence, where the interests of major powers and arms manufacturers intersect on the ground, prolonging the conflict and complicating any path to...

Emad Anan Emad Anan
#Syria

Why Syria is a strategic option in supply chains

The ports of Latakia and Tartous are seeing growing investment and operational momentum, with major contracts for international companies and expanding shipping activity reinforcing Syria’s role in trade and energy.

Hasan Ebrahim Hasan Ebrahim
#Kais Saied

Rulings in Tunisia’s “secret apparatus” case: Political score-settling, not judicial justice

These rulings cannot be read in isolation from the political climate Tunisia has been living through for nearly five years, specifically since President Kais Saied announced his exceptional measures, which included freezing and then dissolving parliament, dismissing the government, and...

Emad Anan Emad Anan
#Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed: Abu Dhabi’s regional proxy for its Horn of Africa project

Abu Dhabi is betting on Ethiopia because of its population size, landlocked geography, and connection to Red Sea ports, while Abiy gives the UAE a central partner whose political and military survival is indebted to its support.

Mohamed Gamie Mohamed Gamie
#Israeli intervention in Syria

Syria in the Zionist imagination: How “Israel’s” expansionist project is being reproduced today

"Israel’s" expansionist vision draws on biblical narratives that regard parts of Syria — particularly the Golan, Mount Hermon and Hauran — as part of conceptions of the “Promised Land” and the “Greater Israel” project.

Maram Musa Maram Musa
#2026 World Cup

Why the 2026 World Cup can’t match the Qatar edition

The 2026 World Cup is facing an unprecedented lack of enthusiasm despite being the biggest in history, due to weak bookings, soaring prices, and geographic fragmentation across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Mohamed Gamie Mohamed Gamie
#Emirati Ambitions in Syria

Is the UAE drawing its new maritime influence through Syria’s coast?

Abu Dhabi sees Syria’s coast as a strategic node in the eastern Mediterranean, giving it a secure outlet for trade and energy toward Europe while bolstering its influence through ports, free zones, infrastructure, and telecommunications.

Ahmed Seif EL-Nasr Ahmed Seif EL-Nasr
#Benjamin Netanyahu

Why does Netanyahu speak in maps?

Historically, Israel has relied on maps as a tool for imposing identity, through the Hebraization of names and the erasure of Palestinian presence, making the map a political instrument for redefining geography and entrenching Israeli sovereignty.

Mostafa Al-Khoudry Mostafa Al-Khoudry
#Turkey’s Republican People’s Party

The leadership battle: How the Turkish Republican People’s Party crisis escalated

Türkiye’s main opposition party is facing its deepest internal crisis in decades after a court annulled the CHP’s 2023 congress and reignited a power struggle between Ozgur Ozel and Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Beyond a leadership dispute, the crisis exposes growing tensions...

Zaid Esleem Zaid Esleem