Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that ...

Iran war escalation could hit oil supply 8–20%, sending crude to $95–$220 and boosting US CPI, risking stagflation. Read more ...

Europe knew this may be coming. For weeks, leaders and policy makers watched the US military build-up in the Middle East.

No one really knows, with so many unclear consequences of the conflict itself. But five prominent observers share their predictions.

The films reviewed here are collaborations between Israeli and Arab filmmakers and actors seeking to come to grips with the ...

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s recent article attempts to portray India’s calibrated response to the ongoing West Asian ...

If the head of a major Muslim power can be eliminated with global impunity, what future awaits any state or leader that dares to resist the Western–Israeli agenda?

The longstanding independence of France’s ‘force de frappe’ may stand in the way of successful co-ordination with allies ...

US rhetoric and policy signal a move from persuasion to deterrence, unsettling allies and heightening global strategic tensions.

The Middle East is once again in the international news and the scene of a series of major geopolitical events that are redrawing the map of the Arab world and the MENA region. We are indeed ...

Anti-Americanism is in the process of being consecrated into an ideology. Once someone is branded anti-American, the chances are that he or she will be judged before they are heard.” — Arundhati Roy, ...

France offers deterrence to European allies.** After months of debate and speculation regarding the potential role of the ...