The fall of the Assad dynasty after 54 years in power, and the winding up of the Baath party, was a major setback for both Russia and Iran, which invested heavily in Bashar’s survival as he reeled ...

To make sense of global political trends which emerged prominently in 2024, the traditional Left-Right framework of analysis needs to be abandoned. Globalisation has led to a churning where ...

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

A European official declared that “the engagement shown on election day” should be considered evidence “of a system that is ...