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Aug 14, 2026, 8:30 AM

Wars Do Not End the Way Trump Thinks They Do

The demand is documented and can be stated precisely. In June 2025, during the twelve-day war in which American bombers struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump published a single line in capital letters on Truth Social: "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" In...

Aug 14, 2026, 8:28 AM

It Ain’t Over Until It Is Over

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

For the first time in a long while, someone looking at Israel and the Middle East from a distance might be tempted to believe that the worst is finally behind us. The direct attacks involving Iran appear to have stopped...

Aug 14, 2026, 8:18 AM

Why Gaza Is Waiting on the Strait of Hormuz

This is the third in a series on the Board of Peace Road Map for Hamas Disarmament Every week now brings at new dispatch on the Gaza disarmament standoff — a Board of Peace clarification that isn't quite a clarification,...

Gulaid Yusuf Idaan

Aug 13, 2026, 10:26 PM

The Mecca Pact and Somaliland’s Rising Geopolitical Value

From Gulf Security to Horn Strategy: The Mecca Pact and Somaliland’s Rising Geopolitical Value The Saudi Arabia–Türkiye–Pakistan defense pact is reshaping the strategic map from the Gulf to the Horn of Africa. For Israel, India, the UAE and the United...

Aug 13, 2026, 10:11 PM

The Paradox of Authoritarian Asphyxiation

Why Ruining an Economy Is Not Enough to Topple a Regime When an economy collapses, the reaction is almost automatic: discontent rises, protests multiply, and the regime eventually falls. Yet the history of authoritarian regimes warrants greater caution. An economy...

Aug 13, 2026, 8:13 PM

Northern Ireland and Lebanon: Shared Destinies

Author: Peace Wall, Belfast

On the day my 94-year-old Irish mother passed this year, a neighbor – a retired Anglican vicar – stopped by and asked to pray by her bedside, despite, as respectfully explained, his being of a “different tradition.” I have...

Aug 13, 2026, 5:01 AM

Trump Looking for an Off-Ramp

Declare Victory, Then Exit Stage Right The unfolding crisis around the Strait of Hormuz has entered a phase where political incentives, military constraints, and global economic pressures are converging — and where the offramp Trump appears to want keeps narrowing...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 12, 2026, 11:04 AM

(Hosny Salah from Pexels.com)

The Tongue A child’s hand reaches through the rubble. We know nothing about the child. No nationality. No religion. No politics. Can I play with my toys? No. Can I go to school? No. Can I have ice cream? No. Can I watch the birds cross the sky? No. Can...

Aug 12, 2026, 10:22 AM

The Signs That Would Prove Iran Has a Nuclear Bomb

Eight of the world's nine nuclear powers detonated a device before anyone called them nuclear powers. The ninth is Israel, and its case has gone unresolved for 47 years. Iran has detonated nothing. Two earthquakes raised suspicion of a secret...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 12, 2026, 4:44 AM

Southern Eyes: Crushing Iran’s Western Terror Hub

Long before the State of Israel woke up to the threat, the Islamic Republic of Iran recognized Latin America as its ideal strategic depth. The timeline of Tehran’s unchecked penetration is a damning indictment of regional security. In 2008,...

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