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Houthi Defeat Is Closer Than We Think - The Meridian

The West Faces Two Islams

The Islamic Republic’s Illusion of Power - The Meridian

What Economic D-Day Really Means - The Meridian

From Elsewhere: Ebola in Congo, Piracy, Libya’s Instability, and Iraq’s Iran Problem

Is America Entering an Age of Unfreedom?

Long Cycles #1: Turkey's Births, Kyrgyzstan's Returnees, Saudi's AI Ambitions, Madagascar's Reset, Brazil Becomes China's Space Anchor

Some Changes

Ceuta, Morocco, Understanding the Situation

Naming the Threat: Third-Worldism

Remembering Sarah and Yaron

Xi-Trump Summit: Iran's Shrinking Margin

Trump's Iran Card

America’s Best Bet for a Secure AI Base Is Israel’s Negev

Iran's Economy is Collapsing

Jihadists are kicking Russia out of Mali. The U.S. should move in.

China's Machinery in Iran Meets Washington's Economic Fury

Mali Is Russia's New Afghanistan And the Bill Is Going to Europe

Epic Fury just sent China’s Xi Jinping an unmistakable message

Third-Worldism, Islamism, and the Return of Global Struggle

The IRGC's Eschatological Gamble and the Arab World's Verdict

The Strait of Hormuz: Iran's Miscalculation, Washington's Opportunity

How Iran's Mosaic Doctrine Is Fracturing

The War the Arab World Is Watching

The IRGC's Seven Fatal Strategic Mistakes

All The Pieces Are Lining Up For Regime Change In Iran

No, the Iran War Will Not Cement China’s Superpower Status

The Resistance Moves West

Iran Lost the Arab Street

Iran: What Europe Did and Would Not Admit

Abraham Accords 2.0: The Middle East Is Ready

Trump's Middle East

China is Scrambling

Under Beijing’s Wing: Iran’s Arsenal

The Erdoğan Calculation

Japan Is the Big Winner

The Iran Question Is All About China

The Economic Case for the US-Israel Partnership

Cyber Power, Iran, and the U.S.–China Competition

Trump vs. Khamenei: The Endgame

The Seven Strategic Failures That Will End Khamenei’s Rule

Khamenei Has Run Out of Options