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There are no more red lines for Tehran – just a slow, calculated strategy to exploit the blind spots of Washington and its allies Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia and the United...

As Gulf states reel from Iranian reprisals, Sudan’s three year conflict may either gain renewed international attention or slip further into neglect — a precarious balance with implications for Red Sea security and global trade routes. Sudan’s three-year-old war may...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving the post for a job as a special envoy, following an appearance before a U.S. Senate panel this week that provoked...

On the geopolitical chessboard, the opening move has been made. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su After the farce over Greenland, the theatrical abduction of a Venezuelan president presented as a prelude to...

China announced a seven percent boost to its defence budget for 2026 on Thursday as it steadily increases spending to counter the United States and enforce its claims over Taiwan and the South China Sea. A screen shows Chinese Premier...

The United States is seeking to destroy the UN, as well as Iran. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016....

The second American-Israeli attack on Iran in as many years has killed Iran’s longstanding ruler, Ali Khamenei, and triggered a wave of escalation that has rattled across the region as Oman-brokered negotiations with Tehran were dramatically sabotaged by the United...

As the war initiated by the US / Israel against Iran continues with Iran attacking US bases and interests in the Gulf, Kasirim Nwuke recaps events, looks at the impact on African economies and warns that Africa could...

President Donald Trump’s Pentagon is reportedly preparing a potential military assault on Iran . Washington and Tehran are set to resume Omani-mediated talks on Thursday, but the threat of war is rising nonetheless. This month, the...

In an unprecedented demonstration of communal solidarity during the holy month of Ramadan, Dahabshiil, on Thursday, organized simultaneous mass iftar gatherings across five major cities: Hargeisa in the Republic of Somaliland, Mogadishu and Baidoa in Somalia, Djibouti in the Republic...

Last month , Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers pulled over several cars in Eagle County, Colorado. They took the occupants away in handcuffs, according to a witness, and left the cars idling at the side of the road. When family...

The Lancet has released the most extensively researched study of the Gaza death toll . Using methods based on in-person interviews of 2,000 households, it tallied their deceased and injured family members. The findings indicated that the...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that two Muslim Democratic US Representatives, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, should be "institutionalised" and sent back to "where they came from," a day after they had...

The president of the breakaway Somaliland region, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, is expected to make his first official visit to Israel at the end of March, three months after Tel Aviv recognised the breakaway state's independence , according...

Armed with nothing but a crowbar and shovel in the hills of Somaliland, Ahmed Ibrahim hacks away at rocks where he and fellow miners have already found tonnes of lithium. Officials in the breakaway territory of northern Somalia say there is...

Ranked among the many issues for which the winter of 2025-26 might be remembered in the United States – ranging from explosive exposes of abusive tycoons linked to a country whose genocide of Palestine Washington has long supported, to a...

A massive, well-fortified training facility in Ethiopia near Sudan's border has been revealed to host fighters from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The camp in the remote Benishangul-Gumuz region, capable of housing up to 10,000 fighters, represents the first...

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has deployed a massive U.S. naval and air armada to the vicinity of Iran, seeking to coerce the Islamic Republic into signing a deal that mostly favors the U.S. side. These assets have arrived...

Saudi Arabia feels itself being boxed-in by UAE and Israel, and is building new alliances to re-balance Middle Eastern power. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst...

Britain's populist Reform UK party unveiled "radical" plans on Monday to stop what it called an immigration "invasion", promising to create an agency to deport thousands of illegal migrants and to leave human rights treaties if it wins...

Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for multiple nationalities, particularly for those from outside Europe, who comprise most TPS recipients. Some of his most vocal threats have been to...

Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP , as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition . Israel became the only country in...

…todo proviene de un grupo de imperialistas fanáticos que llevan décadas tratando de afirmar la supremacía global de Estados Unidos y que hoy, a su vez, parecen haber retrocedido en el tiempo e imaginan un país que simplemente ya no...

Turkey’s late-January deployment of F-16 fighter jets to Somalia marked the most visible escalation yet in Ankara’s long-running engagement in the Horn of Africa. While Turkish officials have framed the move as support for Somalia’s fight against Al-Shabab...

By Jama Ayaanle Feyte Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s official visit to Ethiopia due next week carries implications far beyond a routine diplomatic engagement. The composition of his delegation—including the Foreign Minister and heads of intelligence agencies—underscores that the agenda encompasses sensitive...

The Government of the Republic of Somaliland blasts off a strong, no-nonsense press release on Wednesday, responding to recent comments made by the President of the Republic of Türkiye denigrating Israeli recognition of Somaliland. In the statement, Somaliland strongly...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Israel's recognition of Somaliland "does not benefit" the region. His comments came during a visit to Ethiopia , where he signed major economic deals and held talks with Prime...

A senior adviser to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) has issued a sharp public critique of Wahhabism , the religious doctrine historically associated with Saudi Arabia, highlighting a widening rift between the two Gulf powers. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla,...

A mere 15 years ago, during an epoch that now seems as distant as the Paleozoic era, an American president attempted to use military power to prevent a dictator from slaughtering his own citizens. Barack Obama billed the action in...

This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 16 February 2026. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to restore the accreditation of three Reuters journalists who were barred from reporting after the news agency...

The controversy surrounding the potential recognition of Somaliland by Israel exposes a fundamental tension in Turkish foreign policy: the stark hypocrisy of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Publicly, Erdoğan positions himself as a champion of Somali unity and a defender against Israeli...

Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba What is international humanitarian law? Families flee their shattered homes in Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza city. While aid workers serving conflict-affected civilian populations depend on a set of laws to protect them, some warring...

Women perform a disproportionate amount of unpaid labor, hindering their ability to build assets or advance careers. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS By Joseph Chamie PORTLAND, USA, Feb 17 2026 (IPS) The global struggle for equality for women and girls has been ongoing...

In December 2023, just weeks after a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) evacuation convoy was bombed, killing two people, MSF released a statement substantiating that the Israeli army was responsible for the attack. They affirmed that the convoy was...

Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Cosmetic cover-up of Western elite corruption and crimes is no longer possible. The annual Munich Security Conference opens this weekend with the theme: “Under Destruction… The world has...

Egypt’s troop deployment to Somalia follows past AU missions, though regional tensions over Israel’s recognition of Somaliland add a complex backdrop. Egypt has deployed a significant number of troops and arms to Somalia as part of the Africa Union...

Egypt has deployed a significant number of troops and arms to Somalia as part of the Africa Union peace mission, after Israel recognised the breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent state. The Egyptian army...