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January 18, 2026

The new mandate: Recolonisation, “peace” boards, and the architecture of erasure

In the lexicon of modern geopolitics, language is rarely used to describe reality; more often, it is used to camouflage it. The emergence of proposals such as a “Gaza...

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January 18, 2026

Trump invites Pakistani premier to join Gaza Board of Peace

US President Donald Trump, as the chair of the Board of Peace for Gaza, has invited Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to join the international body, the latter’s Foreign...

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January 18, 2026

Sending troops under the ISF risks making Indonesia complicit in Gaza’s occupation

Indonesia is being invited not to keep the peace in Gaza, but to help launder an injustice. The proposed International Stabilization Force (ISF), a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s...

Article
January 18, 2026

Iran ‘pleased’ with evacuation of US forces from Ain al-Asad base in Iraq

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said Tehran is “pleased” with the evacuation of American forces from the Ain al-Asad Air base in western Iraq, Anadolu reports. Addressing...

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January 18, 2026

Rethinking Victimhood in Mohammed El-Kurd’s Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal

El-Kurd offers a stark formulation that captures the central argument of Perfect Victims: “What makes some people heroes is what makes us criminals. It is almost simplistic to say...

Reviews
January 18, 2026

The myth of a fractured Iran: Why pressure consolidates the civilisational state

This essay responds to a Washington Post argument that treats the fragmentation of Iran as a plausible, or even tolerable, endpoint of regional strategy. The premise is familiar. Iran...

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January 18, 2026

Jordan’s king invited by Trump to join Gaza Board of Peace

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has received an invitation from US President Donald Trump to join the Gaza Board of Peace, the country’s foreign ministry said Sunday, Anadolu reports. A...

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January 18, 2026

Syria to resume flights at Aleppo airport on Tuesday

Syria said Sunday it will resume flights at Aleppo International Airport as of Tuesday, Anadolu reports. “We are pleased to announce the resumption of air traffic at Aleppo International...

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January 18, 2026

Ali Shaath begins duties as head of Gaza administration committee, signs mission statement

Dr. Ali Shaath officially began his duties as head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), saying his first act was adopting and signing the committee’s...

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January 18, 2026

Gaza hospitals struggle to maintain medical services amid restricted access

Hospitals across Gaza continue to operate under severe strain as access restrictions limit the delivery of medical services, leaving patients and healthcare workers struggling to cope with growing needs,...

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