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January 18, 2026

Syrian president announces ceasefire, full integration deal between government, SDF

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced Sunday a comprehensive ceasefire and full integration agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, outlining sweeping measures to restore state authority in the...

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January 18, 2026

The decline of the imperialist strategy against Iran

Between 28 December 2025, and 8 January 2026, Iran was hit by a series of attacks, terrorist sabotages, and violent actions within its territory. Explosions, targeted assassinations, attacks on...

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January 18, 2026

Trump halted Iran strikes amid ally concerns, logistical hurdles, diplomatic breakthrough: Report

US President Donald Trump aborted planned military strikes against Iran due to a combination of diplomatic progress, logistical hurdles, and significant pushback from key regional allies, Axios reported Sunday....

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January 18, 2026

Turkiye’s envoy to Damascus stresses peace, stability as priority in Syria

Turkiye’s ambassador to Damascus said on Sunday that ending war conditions and building peace for Syria’s territorial integrity and security remains the top priority, Anadolu Agency reports. “The conclusion...

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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...

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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...

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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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