Analysis: Middle East Conflict Impact on Financial Markets

Those who sit at the ends of negotiating tables hold far less power than the actor at the center brokering the deal between hostile nations. France has been given an opportunity it must capitalize on in order to secure the next step in its attempt to transition from a mid-tier

Analysis: How Effective Was the US Attack on Iran?

The United States' direct military action on Iran's nuclear facilities on June 21-22, 2025, is undeniably a turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics. President Donald Trump said that the US "successfully" hit three nuclear sites in Iran: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. He said that Iran&

Analysis: Who Is Abu Shabab And The Popular Forces

On June 5th Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israeli media announced that Israel has been arming Palestinian “clans” in the Gaza Strip to counter Hamas’ political and military structures in the region. The “clans” being referred to by Israeli officials are not so much clans as they are organized

Analysis: Market Impact Of Recent Israel Strikes On Iran

Between June 12th and 15th, the IDF conducted strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in an effort to cripple Tehran’s nuclear program. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported six potential targets, though only one has been confirmed thus far. Several key military leaders and nuclear scientists were

Analysis: Israel V Iran: Who’s Winning?

Analysis: Hegemony & The US Dollar

The capabilities of power derived from currency hegemony include the ability to influence both public and private actors in their decision-making through transactional relationships. The emphasis on transactions suggests that in order for a nation to be an influential leader within the current global order, it must hold value in

Analysis: IDF Faces New Threats In ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’

Under the banner of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade—a group with roots in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus—have launched a series of indirect mortar attacks targeting Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) positions in southeast Khan Younis. The strike, captured in propaganda

Analysis: The Current State Of Drone Warfare

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has turned the country into a proving ground for unmanned-aerial warfare at every tier—from cheap kamikaze quadcopters that cost a few hundred dollars to Moscow’s Lancet and Shahed loitering munitions and Kyiv’s emerging medium-altitude combat drones. The immediate military effect is

Analysis: Court Of International Trade Revokes Trump’s Tariffs

Western Nations Press for Peace in Sudan

Jacob Zuma Wins Appeal to Run as uMkhonto weSizwe Party Candidate

Haitian Transitional Presidential Council to End Mandate in 2026