New Eastern Outlook

🌍 🛤️ Beyond Trade Routes: Why Development Corridors Could Redefine the Middle East's Geoeconomics ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ For decades, the Middle East's strategic importance was defined largely by oil, geopolitical conflict, and its location between Asia, Europe, and Africa. A different competition is now taking shape: c…

🌎 🎉 Huntington and the Specter of Civilizations ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ At a time when the global order is in a state of flux, the 30th anniversary of the renowned yet controversial book The Clash of Civilizations & the Remaking of the World Order becomes a fitting moment for taking stock of things. Francis Fukuyama's "E…

🇺🇸 🇮🇷 🇮🇷 Signs of Military Failure in Iran: from $40 Trillion in Debt to Toughest Sanctions in History ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ By reimposing harsh sanctions on Iran, the US is reverting to an exhausted policy that has failed for decades. According to figures from the US Treasury, America's national debt surpassed $40…

🗺 🇷🇺 They Backed Russia into the Corner Knowing What Would Happen ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ There is a peculiar dishonesty at the heart of Europe's discussion of the war in Ukraine. After more than four years of destruction, the dominant political narrative still treats Russia's military intervention as though it emerged …

🇺🇸 ◀️ 🇺🇸 🇹🇷 Diplomatic Scandal: Why Did the U.S. Recall Its Ambassador to Turkey? ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ ➿ The U.S. State Department has abruptly recalled its ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who also served as the President's Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq. This sharp personnel pivot has raised numerous questions…