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A deepening alliance between Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and Ethiopia is redrawing the map of East Africa, isolating Cairo and threatening the historic hegemony of the Nile’s downstream power.
19 Aug 2026
Tehran’s decades-long defiance of the unipolar order has moved from isolation to a blueprint for middle-power resistance, as Iran leverages geography and historical grievances to outlast Western influence in the Levant.
18 Aug 2026
Washington is shifting from containment to a strategy of structural economic collapse. By targeting Iran’s internal solvency, the U.S. aims to force a regional retreat that military pressure alone could never achieve.
16 Aug 2026
Libya’s institutional deadlock is no longer a temporary crisis but a deliberate equilibrium. External powers now prefer a fractured buffer state over a unified nation that could disrupt Mediterranean energy and migration flows.
13 Aug 2026
Saudi Arabia is systematically decoupling its security from traditional Arab alliances. By formalising a military axis with Pakistan, Turkey, and Indonesia, Riyadh is building a non-Arab shield to survive a post-American Middle East.
12 Aug 2026
Saudi Arabia is trading its role as regional enforcer for that of a neutral safe haven. By de-escalating conflicts, Riyadh aims to secure the massive foreign capital inflows required to prevent the collapse of its domestic transformation.
10 Aug 2026
