Behind the Hamas Attack on Israel: Tactics and Weapons
An interview with International Security and Defense Policy expert István Mihály Király about the tactics and weapons used by Hamas in the 2023 Hamas–Israel conflict. What kind of weapons did Hamas use during...
Continue ReadingThe Impacts of Hamas’s Recent Attack on Israel’s Security Infrastructure
The recent events have shed light on Israel’s security vulnerabilities in the physical domain. Let’s investigate the pillars it stood on in the past and see how the new status quo impacts its...
Continue ReadingEthnicity, Religion, and Demography in the MENA Region
Let’s shed some light on the changing demographic tendencies of the MENA region. An interview with Khayrion’s senior researcher Erzsébet N. Rózsa. The Middle East and North Africa – from Morocco to the...
Continue ReadingWhat are the economic consequences of the Israeli-Hamas conflict?
What does the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas mean for the regional and global economy? In general, the economic consequences of the recent Israeli-Hamas escalation could be divided into regional and global...
Continue ReadingTurkey: (Russian) Gas Hub?
Can we expect Turkey to become a significant energy hub anytime soon? Turkey has been preparing to become an energy bridge and then an energy hub since the 1990s as part of a...
Continue ReadingGeopolitics of Global Corridors
What exactly is the proposed IMEC corridor? What are the preferred models, alternatives, favorable circumstances, and obstacles in the realization of this project? The plan for a transcontinental economic corridor was made public...
Continue ReadingThe Eastern Mediterranean Gas Reserves: Opportunity for Regional Integration or Cause of Prolonged Geopolitical Conflict?
In the past few years, we have been observing the emergence of the Eastern Mediterranean as a potential serious player in the world gas business. Let’s look at the background of these developments....
Continue ReadingExpansion of BRICS: a Shifting International Order and the Middle East
What does the BRICS expansion mean for MENA and the world? It has recently hit the news that the group of BRICS has invited six new members to join to the club from...
Continue ReadingBeing a Tourist in Iran
Traveling in Iran: Myths vs. Reality Iran and tourism. Due to its rather complicated political situation and its constant presence in the headlines of political news, for some of our readers this might...
Continue ReadingThe Caucassian Drama
A quick glance at the history of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict shaping the fate of the Southern Caucasus. The most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan that besieged and blocked the breakaway Republic of...
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