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Michael Knights

Dr. Michael Knights is Chief Product Officer at Horizon Engage and an Adjunct Fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, specializing in Iraq, Iran, and Gulf security affairs. He is cofounder of the Militia Spotlight platform and has extensive field experience briefing U.S. policymakers and military officials on regional security developments.

    October 30, 2026
    Editorials

    If Trump Wants a Third Term, Obama Must Lead the Fight

    Editorial Donald Trump may have succeeded in making himself the centre of American politics, but Barack Obama has just demonstrated that he remains one of the few Democrats capable of challenging him

    Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

    Germany’s Young Are Losing Faith in Their Future

    Young people across Germany are preparing to take to the streets in a series of demonstrations organised by the youth initiative Gen Z regelt, reflecting growing frustration over economic insecurity, deteriorating public infrastructure, rising living costs and what many perceive

    October 30, 2026

    A City Trapped by War Gets One Chance to Escape

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    For the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a temporary ceasefire to

    Sri Lanka Warns of Renewed African Swine Fever Outbreak Risk

    News/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka faces a renewed risk of the spread of African swine fever, with veterinary authorities warning that the highly contagious viral disease could

    Rise of the E-Militias in Iraq

    November 26, 2025
    Columns/Geopolitics

    Editor’s Note: This column is based on excerpts from a paper originally published in the latest issue of the CTC Sentinel. The paper examines the rapid expansion of Iraq’s digital economy and

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