Iran’s unrest is driven by economic collapse and loss of confidence. But its sudden global amplification coincides with quieter procedural changes in Gaza, the West Bank, and key maritime corridors that are likely to outlast the protests themselves.
War is no longer disrupting global trade. It is being written into the contracts and insurance frameworks that make trade possible. As war risk pricing, listed areas, and standard charterparty clauses harden into routine procedure, conflict becomes a toll. Watch the insurance market, not the speeches. It signals what the world is normalising.
Donald Trump’s new “peace plan” for Gaza is presented as a humanitarian breakthrough — a cease-fire, hostages freed, food trucks rolling. Strip away the spin, and it is something else entirely: an occupation management...
Signed Sept. 17 in Riyadh, the Saudi–Pakistan defense pact promises “all military means” and leaves nuclear terms unspoken
An Israeli airstrike in Doha has cast a long shadow over the latest round of ceasefire diplomacy. Hamas negotiators, assembled under Qatari protection, became the targets of a strike that killed the son of...
By Jaffa Levy BARCELONA, Aug. 31, 2025 — A fleet of around 20 small vessels slipped from the city’s harbour on Sunday, laden with food, water and medicine, and carrying a mission beyond mere...
By Jaffa Levy in London and Abu Rashid in Sana’a Last week — Thursday, August 28, 2025 — an airstrike hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several cabinet colleagues....
By Jaffa Levy Baghdad’s new security memorandum with Tehran is not a tidy border fix. It is the start of a legal denial regime: a pledge that neither country’s territory or airspace will be...