An Egyptian military agency imported over 20,000 tons of wheat carried by a Russian vessel originally destined for Syria. The company behind the shipment had a history of selling grain from occupied regions of Ukraine. A Russian company with a history of selling grain from occupied areas of Ukraine exported …

In today’s Russia, no one knows what tomorrow may bring. Everyone must be prepared to be arrested or imprisoned at any moment, regardless of their position and rank. The country’s elites are gradually descending into survival mode: it’s every man for himself. Russian President Vladimir Putin is invariably described by …

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have long opposed regime change. But they’re switching course with Syria, where they’re embracing new dynamics and power realities. On December 8, 2024, armed militias toppled the brutal dictatorship of the Assad family, ending a nearly fourteen-year civil war in Syria. Back in March 2011, …