Global Powers & Key Players

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  Global Powers & Key Players

  How the UAE Has Become the Unlikely Broker of Europe's War

  Alexis Thomas and Sakina Abdallah · Jul 15, 2026
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  Syria

  Uyghur Foreign Fighters Complicate Ties Between Damascus and Beijing

  Alexis Thomas · Jul 8, 2026
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  Energy Markets

  Can the World Live Without the Strait of Hormuz?

  Waleed Saleh and Alexis Thomas · Jun 17, 2026
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  China

  China’s Shadow Navy Is Hiding in Plain Sight

  Randa Jebai · May 28, 2026
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  China

  Between Washington and Tehran, China Rethinks Its Oil Calculus

  Rasha Ibrahim · May 26, 2026
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  China

  How the ‘No Surprises’ Summit Could Surprise Mideast

  Min Mitchell · May 11, 2026