Analysis
Libya: Books in Tripoli, Troops in the Sahara
After a few days in Tripoli, Denys Kolesnyk argues that Libya’s future is increasingly being shaped in the Sahara and in foreign capitals, and that France has a …
Analysis
Why the US Strikes Failed to Spark an Iranian Uprising
From December 2017 through December 2025, Iran experienced repeated waves of mass protest. Thousands of people were killed or later executed , yet none of these …
Interviews
The war that proved him right: Mohammed Soliman on Iran, West Asia, and what’s left of American power
Mohammed Soliman does not like the phrase “Middle East.” It is, he has argued for several years now, a cartographic relic, a term coined by an American naval …
Interviews
Amélie Chelly: by closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran moved from rhetoric to action
In this interview, Amélie Chelly discusses the structure of the ‘Axis of Resistance’ and Iran’s asymmetric warfare strategy, which has been constrained by an …
Studies
Syria as an Energy Transit Corridor: Between Promising Geography and a Constrained Reality
Iran’s attempts to close the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed countries around the world to search for alternative routes and …
Analysis
40 days of war against Iran: the limits of a regionalized conflict
After 40 days of war, the ceasefire announced on 7 April between the United States and Iran marks the end of a first phase, in a large-scale regional conflict …
Analysis
On World Health Day, war is the greatest threat to health
On World Health Day, Susan Hammond and Sera Koulabdara argue that the war in Iran, like other wars since 9/11, kills civilians, destroys health systems and …
Analysis
Iran and the Great Deception!
Iran has never been a sincere ally of the Arabs. From the very beginnings of its regional project, it has practiced a great deception, using Arab blood as fuel …
Interviews
Yasmeen Al-Eryani: Houthi de-escalation is unlikely to last
In this interview, Yasmeen Al-Eryani examines why the Houthi de-escalation is unlikely to last, the triggers for renewed maritime escalation, and the limits of …
Interviews
Youssef Chiheb: Political Islam does not seek power through violence, but through the ‘democratic process’
As 2025 draws to a close, we spoke with Dr. Youssef Chiheb, professor at Sorbonne Paris Nord University, specialist in the geopolitics of the Arab world, …
Analysis
Fragile Peace in Israel – Why an Eruption of Violence Is Only a Matter of Time
Although Israel has carried out relentless military operations against Hamas for the past two years, the chances for lasting peace are extremely slim. On the …
Studies
Challenges to Expanding the Abraham Accords
Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020 and 2021 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, no additional countries have …