21:06Israel, Wary of Alienating US Envoy, Backtracks on Syria20:24Ukraine is 'Gradually, Slowly Losing' the War: Fedorov20:10SDF Dissolves After Completion of Syrian State Integration19:44CIA Director Ratcliffe Makes Unannounced Moscow Visit21:06Israel, Wary of Alienating US Envoy, Backtracks on Syria20:24Ukraine is 'Gradually, Slowly Losing' the War: Fedorov20:10SDF Dissolves After Completion of Syrian State Integration19:44CIA Director Ratcliffe Makes Unannounced Moscow Visit
The Mecca Agreement: Rise of a Post-American Security Order
The Mecca Agreement could mark the beginning of the biggest shift in Middle Eastern security since the Gulf War, with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan laying the foundations of a regional order no longer built around American military guarantees.
Europe faces growing pressure to build an autonomous defense capability, learning from Ukraine’s battlefield innovations and Türkiye’s defense-industrial model as U.S. security guarantees and strategic priorities increasingly diverge from Europe’s own.
The war launched against Iran by the United States–Israel duo has entered its first week. Despite overwhelming firepower, Iran expanded the conflict and destroyed seven U.S. radar bases. Markets remain moderate but Gulf oil and LNG production is disrupted, raising economic risks.
