As of January 5, 2026, the absence of United States Navy carrier strike groups from the Middle East represents a structurally ...

Given its historic, geographic, and cultural depth in Middle East, Türkiye has positioned itself as one of regional powers ...

Iran's internal unrest acts as a strategic stress test on its regional power, creating a more cautious foreign policy and ...

As Syria’s leader heads to the White House for a landmark meeting and Iraqis prepare to go to the polls, we discuss how dramatically regional dynamics have changed in the Middle East. Ukrainian drones ...

The October 7 Hamas assault on Israel did not merely mark another round of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; rather, it triggered a deeper and more structural transformation in the ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 19 (UPI) --The conflict-ridden Middle East will stand at a critical juncture in 2026 after power shifts and unresolved wars, teetering between an uneasy status quo, the risk of ...

Middle East oil power is losing geopolitical influence. Global energy diversification and reduced Western dependence—especially by the U.S. and EU—have made markets more resilient to Middle Eastern ...

President Donald Trump's inaugural trip abroad is poised to be consequential as he tries to reshape the world order, with the Middle East in his sights amid his tariff war. Trump is scheduled to ...

In 2025, Middle Eastern national oil companies anchored the global energy system by sustaining hydrocarbon primacy, expanding ...

As 2025 draws to a close, the global system faces profound structural stress with potentially costly and long-term consequences. Competing great-power agendas, supply-chain disruptions, fragile ...