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For more than four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has defined itself through hostility toward Israel and the normalization of antisemitic rhetoric, exporting terror, financing proxy wars, and making eliminationist rhetoric toward…

How Africa Mapped Deserts, Rivers, and Oceans Long Before Europe “Discovered” Them

Series Introduction

History is often taught as if the mapping of the world began with Europe—Renaissance portolan charts, Mercator projections, imperial…

Without an examination of the Kurds’ role in the region, it is impossible to comprehend the rapidly evolving geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East. It is the distinctive character of Kurdish women that warrants greater attention within…

Last Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu released to the public the official response he gave to the State Comptroller as part of the ombudsman’s investigation into the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led atrocities.

Of course, this is being consumed the…

In recent weeks, official media outlets have reported the start of a new round of “negotiations” between the Islamic Republic and the United States talks, on the surface, appear focused on the nuclear file. Yet experience in diplomacy…

As is often the case, the Middle East keeps the world on edge with a dynamic that at times seems straight out of an action film. Wars, conflicts, and espionage games as I have pointed out more than once demonstrate that in this region,…

Dual citizenship – a citizen of the United States of America, grew up there, and a citizen of the State of Israel, living there.

When I made aliyah and became a new immigrant in the 1980s, I wanted to belong, speak Hebrew fluently, hold my…

Israel’s image and power have increased dramatically in the last several years. It was one of the most powerful states in the Middle East before October 7, 2023, but since the ceasefire with Hamas came into effect and the return of all…

Renewed armed clashes along the border between Thailand and Cambodia are a reminder of an inconvenient truth modern diplomacy prefers to ignore: recognition does not resolve conflict. It often freezes it.

The dispute—most visibly around the…

On February 6, 2026, both the United States and Iran described their indirect talks in Muscat as a “good start.” However, behind the diplomatic niceties lies a stark reality: this round of discussions in Oman highlighted the challenges of…