Middle Orient

What is the MENA region? MENA is the acronym for “Middle East and North Africa”, regularly used in academic and business writings. It refers to a large region, from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in southwest Asia, which generally includes all the countries of the Middle East and North …

As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, global attention is glued to the latest escalation taking place in the Middle East between Israel and Hezbollah, which has brought the region yet another step closer to all-out war. On Monday, nearly 500 people, including 35 children, …

In light of the significant losses suffered by Hezbollah and the escalating concerns in Tehran regarding a potentially unpredictable Israeli attack, the regime’s current strategy appears to be one of damage control. Iran believes that so long as there remains a foundation to build upon, it can eventually reestablish its …

In a world where American adversaries across the globe are deepening their strategic partnerships to undermine U.S. power and influence, Michael Singh correctly highlights the need to integrate America’s Middle East policy into an overarching U.S. grand strategy. China today is in a stronger position in the Middle East than …

As the conflict with Israel escalates, the path forward for the party is one fraught with obstacles. As Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel escalates, the party is in a bind. Its capacity to maintain its deterrence capacity vis-a-vis Israel has been severely constrained by its unwillingness to provoke an all-out war …

Dans un contexte de tension, il est difficile de comprendre ce qui se passe réellement. L’anxiété ne mène nulle part. Ce qui est pertinent, c’est de prendre une grande inspiration et d’observer les événements pour saisir leur nature, leur cause, leur mode d’apparition et leur trajectoire future. L’ennemi n’a pas …

The United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East following a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder said on Monday. Ryder did not provide further details on the number of forces or …

The intensifying operations between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah are part of the broader war that Israel has fought since October 7, 2023. Hezbollah has conducted almost daily attacks into Israel since the war began in order to compel Israel to accept defeat in the Gaza Strip and thus preserve Hamas.[1] …

Chancellor Scholz’s party secured a narrow win in the state of Brandenburg. But the victory cannot disguise Germany’s political and economic woes that also affect the EU. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lived to fight another day, thanks to Dietmar Woidke. But Germany faces multiple crises and how it manages them …

Lebanese sources say a top Hezbollah missile commander Ibrahim Qubaisi is among six killed in an IDF strike on Beirut. The top Hezbollah commander in charge of the terror group’s missile unit was killed in an Israeli strike on a Beirut apartment building, two Lebanese security sources have told Reuters. …