Syed Raiyan Amir

That such a commanding mandate could dissolve so completely and so quickly suggests the problem runs deeper than any one leader’s failures.

The United Arab Emirates has announced that it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, brokered through Pakistan’s mediation on April 8, 2026, is now entering its most critical and precarious phase.

Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28, 2026, and struck at a moment when the post‑Cold War international order was already trembling, leading the world to sense that something irreversible had begun.

Whoever controls them gains not only industrial advantage but diplomatic and economic influence.

Past efforts suggest that pauses in conflict often reflect tactical recalibration rather than durable resolution.

Inside Venezuela, the picture remains grim.

The warnings of Orwell’s 1984 feel sharper in South and Southeast Asia.