Elections: The ultimate gamble. Vučić knows the numbers better than anyone - and the numbers are changing. Our take on why the resignation happened now and what comes next. Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Tansu Çiller used a calculator to save Turkey from bankruptcy, but destroyed her political future. While she froze wages, her husband explained their $60M wealth by claiming they found it "in a mother-in-law's bundle." The nation laughed, Islamists took power. Our new article in "Women in Power".

To understand where the Middle East is heading, you have to look at the decisions that brought us here. Benny Morris joins me on Frontlines & Backrooms to unpack the harsh realities shaping the region today. The full episode available on our Substack. Subscribe and get our content in your mailbox.

What happens when a war ends, but none of its underlying questions are resolved? New episode with Mark Fitzpatrick, ex-Director at IISS and seasoned US State Department diplomat, on the war in Iran & the Versailles MOU. Who actually won? open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

While the world looks elsewhere, Brussels quietly codified a historic shift. The new "Return Regulation" officially transforms the EU into an outsourcing empire of offshore detention hubs. Today's Frontlines & Backrooms Brief fully analysis out this cynical geopolitical move. Link in bio.

The EU just passed the Return Regulation—a draconian deportation bill creating offshore detention hubs and granting ICE-style police powers. It’s the institutionalization of a 3-tier system of human worth. Full deep-dive on Fortress Europe is live: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

"A fig leaf for surrender." Nuclear policy expert @joecirin.bsky.social argues the US fundamentally misread the balance of forces with Iran. With the MOU already unraveling, how did Tehran emerge stronger? New episode of Frontlines & Backrooms out now: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Forget the political spin. The newly signed US-Iran MoU is 14 paragraphs of pure strategic realignment. From a $300B blank check to dismantling US naval leverage in Hormuz, Washington just rewrote the Middle East - and left Israel in a legal prison. Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

The war is ending. The arguments that caused it are not. The United States found an exit. Iran ensured its survival. Benjamin Netanyahu achieved none of the objectives for which the war was fought. Our latest Monday Brief: Another Strategic Pause: Why the US-Iran Deal Will Change Nothing.

Obama. Trump. China. Europe. The Middle East. Different presidents. Different slogans. But is the underlying strategy actually changing? New episode with Timothy Lynch: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

A dictator ordered an assassination. A widow buried her husband. Three years later, she brought down a regime without firing a single bullet. The story of Corazon Aquino and the People Power Revolution is the new edition of Women in Power. Subscribe to Frontlines & Backrooms.

Everyone is talking about the ceasefire, but the US-Iran Memorandum will live or die on what is happening behind closed doors. We look at the three critical issues the headlines are missing. Full analysis is live on Frontlines & Backrooms: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Billions in US military aid and unmatched air superiority have failed to produce decisive outcomes across the Middle East. Veteran war correspondent Elijah Magnier joins Frontlines & Backrooms. New episode now live. open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Trump says he calls the shots. Netanyahu's latest strikes suggest otherwise. New Monday Brief: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Isabel Perón is often remembered as Argentina’s first female president. She should also be remembered for a much harder question: What happens when a democratic leader signs away powers that were never meant to be returned? New Women in Power open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

You can rent a politician. You cannot buy the soil beneath the people’s feet. From Albania’s Sazan Island to Belgrade’s General Staff headquarters, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump discovered that some things in the Balkans are not for sale. frontlinesbackrooms.substack.com/p/balkan-pri...

“Maybe we are hostages… and we developed Stockholm Syndrome.” Professor Biljana Vankovska on NATO dependency, EU hypocrisy, and why the Balkans remain trapped in permanent geopolitical limbo. New episode of Frontlines & Backrooms. open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

20 EU sanctions packages on Russia. 0 on Israel. This week’s Monday Brief compares Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon through cold statistics. Sometimes numbers are more dangerous than opinions. open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Before Yugoslavia collapsed in war, it collapsed in debt. Milka Planinc was the first leader who admitted it. New Women in Power piece. open.substack.com/pub/frontlin... Subscribe to our Substack, comment, and join the discussion.

What happens when you stop looking at Iran through Washington’s eyes? Dr. Roger Higginson breaks down Tehran’s worldview, strategic paranoia, and the failures of regime change logic. Episode 15 is now live.

Three long-form conversations on power, war, and geopolitical disorder. Omer Bartov. James D. Boys. Roger Higginson. Tomorrow at 8 PM GMT: Iran from the Iranian perspective with Dr. Roger Higginson.

The United States may soon sign a deal with Iran that returns the Strait of Hormuz to exactly what it was before the war began: open Our new Monday Brief examines the war that changed nothing — except everything. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin... Read, comment, subscribe.

From the Nakba to Gaza: how nations build themselves on memory, trauma, and denial. A powerful long-form conversation with historian Omer Bartov on Israel, Zionism, October 7, and historical memory. open.substack.com/pub/frontlin... Join the discussion, and subscribe to our Substack.

Two days ago, Dr. James D. Boys joined Frontlines & Backrooms to discuss Nixon, Trump, and the return of strategic unpredictability. Today, a follow-up analysis: What happens when a superpower becomes convinced that history itself moves only in its direction? open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

From Nixon’s “Madman Theory” to Donald Trump’s strategic unpredictability — has uncertainty itself become a weapon of power? Dr. James D. Boys on Trump, NATO, China, Russia, Iran, and the future of global politics. Full episode: open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Serbia recognizes Palestine. Israel recognizes Kosovo. Yet military cooperation between the two countries has never been stronger. New Frontlines & Backrooms analysis now live on Substack. A story about pragmatism, survival, and the collapse of the rules-based order.

Benazir Bhutto knew she could be killed if she returned to Pakistan. She went anyway. THE DECISION: BENAZIR BHUTTO’S LAST RETURN is now available on Frontlines & Backrooms. Subscribe to Substack - link is in bio. Thank you. open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Samira Mohyeddin joins Frontlines & Backrooms to discuss Iran, Israel, Gaza, propaganda, legacy media, and the collapse of Western credibility. Full episode now available on Substack open.substack.com/pub/frontlin... Subscribe to our Substack for full conversations and analysis. Link in bio.

Russia’s Victory Day parade revealed something unusual: The soldiers marched. The heavy weapons did not. New Strategic Notes: “Putin’s Victory Day Paradox” open.substack.com/pub/frontlin...

Climate change is no longer just about the environment. It is about conflict, migration, water, borders, global stability. Dr. Abdullah Fahimi on “Climate Wars: The Conflicts of the Future.” Dedicated to Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday. frontlinesbackrooms.substack.com/p/dr-abdulla...

Climate change is becoming a driver of migration, instability, and future conflict. Peter Schwartzstein explains why in Part I of our special series: “Climate Wars: The Conflicts of the Future.” frontlinesbackrooms.substack.com/p/peter-schw... Subscribe via the link in bio.

In April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Britain expected negotiations. Margaret Thatcher sent the task force. Our latest article examines the decision that helped cement her image as the “Iron Lady.” Subscribe to Frontlines & Backrooms via the link in bio.

Sir David Attenborough turns 100 today. This weekend: “Climate Wars: The Conflicts of the Future” A special two-part documentary series with Peter Schwartzstein and Dr. Abdullah Fahimi. Subscribe to our Substack via the link in bio.

The EU invokes international law when the Strait of Hormuz is threatened. But when Gaza burns, the West Bank disappears, or Azerbaijan violates human rights — silence. Our new article: frontlinesbackrooms.substack.com/p/the-eu-tal... Subscribe to our Substack. The link is in bio.

“Women in Power” is a series about moments when women leaders faced decisions about war and political survival. We already wrote about Indira Gandhi and Golda Meir. This Saturday: Margaret Thatcher and the crisis that transformed her into the “Iron Lady.” Full article — link in bio.