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The central analytical judgement is that West Asia is no longer balancing on the edge of an Iran–Israel war; it…

SITREP: West Asia’s Cascading Conflict System & the Impact on Africa23 May 2026
The central analytical judgement is that West Asia is no longer balancing on the edge of an Iran–Israel war; it is living through an unstable pause after two rounds of direct interstate escalation layered on top of the Gaza war,… Read more: SITREP: West Asia’s Cascading Conflict System & the Impact on Africa
Mali’s Weekend Shock: Bamako Holds As Wider Sahel Offensive Is Crushed28 April 2026
Mali has entered another dangerous phase in its long-running security crisis after a wave of coordinated attacks struck the country over the weekend, forcing the military-led government in Bamako to confront what it described as an attempted overthrow of the… Read more: Mali’s Weekend Shock: Bamako Holds As Wider Sahel Offensive Is Crushed
Ukraine’s Forgotten War: The Endgame Is Nearer, But Not Simpler28 April 2026
While the world’s attention has shifted sharply toward West Asia, the war in Ukraine has not slowed into irrelevance. It has become less visible, not less important. As of 28 April 2026, the Russia-Ukraine war remains one of the central… Read more: Ukraine’s Forgotten War: The Endgame Is Nearer, But Not Simpler
Russia Moves Into the Gulf Endgame as Iran Shapes the Post-War Settlement28 April 2026
Russia has moved more openly into the diplomatic centre of the Iran crisis, after President Vladimir Putin met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in St Petersburg amid stalled efforts to stabilise the Persian Gulf and reopen the Strait of Hormuz… Read more: Russia Moves Into the Gulf Endgame as Iran Shapes the Post-War Settlement
When Hormuz Stops, the World Stops: Inside the Chokepoint Crisis28 April 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is once again reminding the world that geography is not background scenery. It is infrastructure. It is leverage. And in moments of conflict, it can become a weapon more powerful than any single missile, sanction or… Read more: When Hormuz Stops, the World Stops: Inside the Chokepoint Crisis
The Persian Gulf War Explained: Israel First and the Fracturing of Trumpism13 April 2026
How Max Blumenthal argues that the Iran war exposed foreign influence, donor power and a civil war inside MAGA If the old American political order is breaking apart, Max Blumenthal believes one issue more than any other has forced the… Read more: The Persian Gulf War Explained: Israel First and the Fracturing of Trumpism
Persian Gulf War & the Ceasefire Illusion: West Asia Still on the Brink11 April 2026
West Asia is once again trapped in that most unstable of conditions: neither peace nor war. A ceasefire may still exist on paper between the United States and Iran, but the region itself tells a different story. Zionist strikes on… Read more: Persian Gulf War & the Ceasefire Illusion: West Asia Still on the Brink
New Axis of Power: How Russia and China Changed the Rules for Washington24 February 2026
Veteran journalist and geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar says the U.S.–Iran standoff has reached “the razor’s edge,” with a fateful decision looming and consequences that could spread far beyond West Asia. Speaking on Dialogue Works on Monday, February 23, 2026, Escobar… Read more: New Axis of Power: How Russia and China Changed the Rules for Washington
“Make America Go Away”: How the World Switched Off the U.S. Economy25 January 2026
In late January, a series of seemingly disconnected events began to converge into something far more consequential than a news cycle. What initially appeared as online outrage, diplomatic tension, and market volatility has rapidly coalesced into a broader global phenomenon:… Read more: “Make America Go Away”: How the World Switched Off the U.S. Economy
The U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela and the Seizure of President Nicolás Maduro4 January 2026
On January 3, 2026, the United States carried out a major military operation in Venezuela that combined airstrikes with a special-forces raid in Caracas. The raid resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,… Read more: The U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela and the Seizure of President Nicolás Maduro

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SITREP: West Asia’s Cascading Conflict System & the Impact on Africa

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SITREP: West Asia’s Cascading Conflict System & the Impact on Africa

Mali’s Weekend Shock: Bamako Holds As Wider Sahel Offensive Is Crushed

Ukraine’s Forgotten War: The Endgame Is Nearer, But Not Simpler

Russia Moves Into the Gulf Endgame as Iran Shapes the Post-War Settlement