The Israeli airstrike on Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria on 18 August 2026, which caused limited material damage and no reported casualties, reflected more than a narrowly defined military objective.
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies has published a new book titled Al-Janoub Al-‘Alami wa Tahawwulat An-Nidham ad-Dawli: ...
The plan to overthrow Iran’s regime relied on certain Kurdish groups before and during the war. But it collapsed before it began due to flawed Israeli and US assessments and a poor understanding of ...
In 2026, a US-Israeli campaign against Iran escalated into a multidimensional impasse. Despite heavy strikes, Iran survives, retains leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, and carries out asymmetric ...
Israel and the US launched a new round of war against Iran, concentrating their attacks on the regime’s leadership. They assassinated Supreme Leader Khamenei, struck key state command-and-control ...
Escalation in the US-Iran war hinges less on battlefield dominance than on endurance. While Washington relies on high-intensity decapitation strikes, Tehran pursues decentralised attrition and energy ...
Israel's media campaigns during the Gaza war aim to control global narratives, using emotional appeals, victimhood, and media manipulation. Despite this, grassroots activism and citizen journalism are ...
Younger audiences’ content habits are shifting as access, variety and technology shape expectations. As they enter adulthood, preferences change with lifestyle demands. Understanding this evolution ...
Arab Gulf countries have been interested in joining international actors that have strategized their influential in the Horn of Africa. For instance, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have ...
Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy marks a shift from post-Cold War US policy, rejecting global hegemony for "America First" realism. It prioritises sovereignty, economic security, reduced ...
Military escalation in Hadramout and Al-Mahra marked a clear shift in how Yemen's conflict is managed, bringing the Saudi-Emirati rift into the open. This development fits into a wider regional ...
The US-Iran MOU has generated extensive debate over whether its provisions favour Iran, the US or Israel. However, far less attention has been paid to the nature of the understandings embodied in the ...