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Shaike Komornik

Aug 1, 2026, 5:13 PM

Disarmament on Paper, Doubt in Reality

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend what he described as a "historic agreement" to disarm Hamas under the framework of the "Peace Council" he established as part of his "20-Point Plan." The announcement, published on Truth Social,...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 1, 2026, 10:07 AM

Spain Lost Ceuta: Morocco Must Now Finish the Job

Spain has lost control of Ceuta. On July 30, 2026, Madrid’s sovereignty over its Northern African colonial enclave evaporated as tens of thousands of Moroccan nationals—primarily military-aged men, alongside subsidized families—swam around the Tarajal breakwater, bypassed maritime defenses on...

Jul 29, 2026, 12:54 PM

India’s Edge in the US-Israel Defense Shift

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi raise their arms upon Netanyahu’s arrival at Air Force Station Palam in New Delhi, India, January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Washington's latest defense legislation is less about military alliances than innovation ecosystems—and India is uniquely positioned to become the biggest long-term beneficiary if New Delhi moves decisively. America's latest defense legislation has attracted headlines suggesting that Washington and Jerusalem are...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 28, 2026, 3:31 PM

Pickaxe Mountain: Turn Tehran’s Shield Into a Trap

President Trump’s threat to strike Pickaxe Mountain exposes the gap between rhetoric and reality. Iran’s Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La rises 1,608 meters in the Zagros, just 1.5 kilometers south of Natanz. Analysts place its main halls at least 100...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 27, 2026, 8:55 AM

Understanding Brazil:The Executive–Legislative Nexus in Brazilian Foreign Policy

In the last installment of this interview series, Clarita Costa Maia examined the institutional architecture behind Brazilian foreign policymaking, arguing that understanding Brazil requires looking well beyond the formal constitutional framework and the traditional centrality of Itamaraty. She explained...

Jul 26, 2026, 12:52 PM

An Armed Fringe Is Not Defending Israel. It Is Hijacking the State

A sovereign state alone determines where its soldiers fight, which civilian presence it can defend and how it resolves the political future of millions of Palestinians. No faction may manufacture danger, commandeer the army, convert casualties into political authority...

Shaike Komornik

Jul 22, 2026, 11:47 AM

Israel-Turkey Relations: Strategic Competition and Imposed Partnership

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Relations between Israel and Turkey, which began in 1949 as an unannounced regional alliance between two non-Arab powers in the Middle East, have witnessed an unprecedented deterioration over the past year. Israel’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide at the...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 16, 2026, 4:51 AM

Evangelical Parliamentary Front releases historic manifesto on antisemitism

Brasília, July 8, 2026 — The Apostolic House (Casa Apostólica) and the Evangelical Parliamentary Front (FPE) of the National Congress filed, in the Federal Senate and the Foreign Relations Committee, the Manifesto and Commitments of the Apostolic House to...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 15, 2026, 6:10 AM

This Is How America Wins in Iran and Weakens China

In the last two weeks, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has repeatedly claimed responsibility for missile strikes on several oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, branding the vessels as “offending supertankers that ignored warnings, turned off their...

Jul 14, 2026, 12:46 PM

Turkey Emerges as Israel’s Next Challenge

Two silhouettes view the Galata Tower and skyline from across the water on a sunny day in İstanbul, free download available for non-commercial and commercial use as downloaded from the website Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouettes-overlooking-galata-tower-in-istanbul-38298154/).

With international diplomacy largely consumed by Iran's nuclear ambitions and the future of its regional influence, a growing number of Israeli strategists argue that Turkey deserves equal attention. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ankara has pursued a more assertive...

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