(Analysis) Yemen: New Prospects After January 2026
After months on international headlines following Houthi attacks on shipping, Yemen underwent new reassessments in January 2026, leading to a new relevance on the regional landscape.
Tag: Iran
Rise in Digital Influence Operations: An Analysis into Iranian Disinformation Campaigns
Explore how Iran leverages digital influence operations to shape political opinions, instill public distrust and advance its foreign policy interests in the age of disinformation.
Reform or Facade? Pezeshkian’s Challenges in Transforming Iran
The reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, is Iran’s newly elected president, an election between hope and disgust amongst people.
The Expanding Front: Israel, Lebanon, And The Regional Escalation Of The Conflict
The intense phase of the war is moving towards Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, where mutual attacks between Iran-backed group Hezbollah militias and the IDF army are now escalating, raising concerns about the possibilities of a regional, transnational and multilevel war.
How Many Retaliations Create A War? Israel And Iran’s Deterrence Dilemma
Israel has carried out a military strike on Iran in response to Tehran’s attack last Saturday. While no material damage seems to have occurred, this mutual show of force that prioritizes war deterrence over de-escalation increases dramatically the level of tension in the region.
Resurgence of the Israeli-Palestine conflict: implications and consequences in a regional balance more precarious than ever
On October 7, the military group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, launched an attack on Israel. The regional sphere is crucial to the evolution of the conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian war has always been an ideological clash in the region, lining up two sharply opposing factions; now, despite the strategy of normalization with the Arab neighbors brought forward by Israel in recent years, an escalation on a regional level could become a very serious matter. Overall, the resurgence of this conflict has left the world wondering what is the role and responsibility of the international community.
Security Watch: Can Riyadh and Tehran Achieve a Lasting Détente?
Historically rivals on both geopolitical and sectarian grounds, the tripartite agreement between Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic and China is a diplomatic coup that could offer prospects for growth and stability in the Arabian Peninsula over the long term.
(Analysis) Iraqi Kurdistan: the EU’s Next Major Energy Supplier?
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Prime Minister is convinced that his region can become one of Europe’s main energy suppliers in the near future.
This article takes an in depth look at the opportunities and challenges facing Iraqi Kurdistan’s plans of becoming a global energy exporter, in order to determine their feasability.
Let’s Tune In: Tragedy in Kabul
On September 30th, a suicide attack took place at the Kaaj tuition center, in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in the western part of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The attack cost 35 deaths and 80 w0unded, most of them women. The news comes from the United Nations which expressed its condolence to the victims. The suicide attack started with the killing of the guards in front of the education center and ended with the explosion inside.
Let’s Tune In: Iran joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
On September 15th, Iran signed the memorandum of commitment toward the Shanghai cooperation organization becoming a permanent member of it. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the agreement will not be only a normal relationship among states but it will open a new stage for Iran. It will have an important impact on the economy, transit, and energy cooperation. Its membership will be official in April 2023.