If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical ...

Ankara's warning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that his country could launch a joint military operation with ...

Mixed results. Germany’s industrial production rose more than expected in November. According to figures released on Thursday, output increased 1.5 ...

Focus on homemade. Israel’s Defense Ministry announced two deals with Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems in a move that could ...

For all the attention paid to the world’s many terrestrial conflicts – in Ukraine, the Palestinian Territories, Syria, Myanmar and elsewhere – tensions on ...

Syrian developments. The new regime in Damascus held talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and People’s Protection ...

The EU economy is recovering modestly but still faces significant structural adjustments and external pressures. In the third quarter ...

There’s been another shakeup in China’s People’s Liberation Army. Beijing recently revoked the membership of two high-ranking military officials, You Haitao and Li Pengcheng, for “violation of law and ...

Domino theory. Some fighters from a Uyghur militant group who helped overthrow the Syrian regime reportedly relocated to Afghanistan and have settled in Panjshir province, near the Uzbek and Tajik ...

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This complete work consists of several dozen essays spread out over 8 parts tackling the region’s conflicts and historical evolution, relating them to contemporary issues. Divided into distinct ...