Protracted guerilla war, rebooted alliances, a resurgent ISIS, and humanitarian tragedy could all be in the cards.

Riyadh’s evident vulnerability will lead to a search for new regional allies, and Israel is a surprising possible candidate.

Appraising the geopolitical and market fallout from the mysterious attack on Saudi oil facilities earlier this month.

Voters may have demanded change, but whether they get it or not is still very much up in the air.

Italy coalition negotiations come down to the wire, Assad’s Idlib offensive rolls out, and North Korea unleashes its “super-large multiple rocket launcher.”

Turkey-Russia cooperation is under strain as the Syrian regime intensifies its attempts to re-take the last major rebel stronghold in the civil war.

It will take direct and unified intervention, not tweets and condemnation, if the West is to head off a humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib.

The political dispute in Sudan is fertile ground for wider geopolitical machinations between the Saudi-UAE and Turkey-Qatar blocs. Is Sudan doomed to become the next Syria?

There seems little Washington can do to prevent Iraq becoming a key Iranian trading partner and energy customer.

Following a long and violent protest movement, a transitional deal has finally been reached in Sudan. But can it bring democracy to the long-suffering country?