Influence Before Oil: How Iraq Bargains with a Pipeline that May Never Be Built
Prospect of new Mediterranean export routes redraws Baghdad’s relations with Ankara, Erbil, and Washington.
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Glass Decades: The Sunset of Gulf Exceptionalism
The Iran war has forced a reckoning for the GCC’s 35-year project to build security and splendor.
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Disarm for Dollars: Trump’s ‘Cash-for-Peace’ Deal May Leave Ordinary Lebanese out in the Street
US ties aid for Lebanon to a demilitarized Hezbollah and detente with Israel, kicking financial reforms to the curb.
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Pandora’s Vault: Why Lebanon’s Gold Reserves Should Stay in the Safe
Using gold to underpin Lebanon’s deposit recovery risks making today’s fix tomorrow’s crisis
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Back Against the Wall: Syria Stares Down a New Regional Order
The US and Israel press Damascus to trade sovereignty for stability
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Sovereignty vs Subordination: Lebanon’s Fraught Affair with US Military Aid
As the Lebanese state seeks a monopoly on arms, it risks trading one master for another
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Chained by Aid: Washington’s Tariff on Lebanon’s Pursuit of Justice
The US has long leveraged its superpower status to give Israel impunity from international accountability.
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The Hard Truth About Syria: No Clean Hands, No Easy Solutions
The Assad regime and global powers have broken Syria—only a new consensus can repair it.
