On the thirteenth anniversary of the Syrian Revolution, which began in March 2011, Syrian politics entered a new era with the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. Following the completion of the Syrian Revolution with the overthrow of Assad, at the end of the first year (December 2025), the new Sunni central authority established in Damascus by the Transitional Government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is attempting to shape the country's future. While the Transi

Bucket hats, low-rise jeans, Oasis on tour, and Tony Blair’s face over our screens. Was it 2025? Or is it 1999? Trick question, of course, for it is both. It has not escaped the notice of many today that a tidal wave of 1990s and 2000s revival has hit us in the West in recent years. On an aesthetic level  alone, a new generation of adolescents have thrown themselves with abandon into the shibboleths of ‘90s/’00s fashion. From Vogue  to Elle  and far beyond, those who experien

Pre-election analysis of disinformation, crackdowns, interference, and oligarchic politics in the tense run-up to Moldova’s 2025 legislative elections.  Moldova is on the brink of a pivotal parliamentary election scheduled for tomorrow (28 September), a vote widely seen as a fateful choice between integration with Europe or a return to Russia’s orbit. In the final week before this high-stakes election, the country of 2.6 million has experienced anything but calm. All those I

On August 5, angry crowds stormed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence, forcing the (now former) leader of the...

In 2009, geopolitical expert George Friedman published “The Next 100 Years”, offering his perspective for geopolitical developments in...