Politics

War is expensive, dominated by fighter jets, tanks, and missiles worth millions. Today, a new weapon is rewriting the battlefield’s cost equation: the low-cost attack drone. Iran’s Shahed-136 drones have emerged as one of the defining weapons of modern conflicts—from the skies over Ukraine to the increasingly tense corridors of the Middle East. In the latest escalation following U.S. and Israeli operations in late February, Tehran launched hundreds of missiles and drones acro

The Middle East has long been a chessboard of military positioning, alliances, and deterrence. But in the wake of the February 28, 2026, U.S.–Israel strikes on Iranian targets, the board suddenly lit up. Iran’s response was swift and geographically expansive. Missiles and drones targeted a network of American military installations scattered across the Middle East, stretching from Iraq to the Gulf and even toward the eastern Mediterranean.

Power in the Middle East is not only measured in diplomacy. It is mapped in runways, radar domes, and deep-water ports. From the Gulf’s narrow chokepoints to the Levant’s desert corridors, the United States maintains a network of key military facilities. These are not scattered outposts. They are anchors of a regional security architecture — naval command in Bahrain, air dominance in Qatar, logistics in Kuwait, surveillance in the UAE, missile defense in Saudi Arabia.

In 2022, Kenya’s presidential election was framed as a high-stakes showdown between William Ruto and Raila Odinga — two political heavyweights backed by very different voter bases. When the final results were announced, Ruto emerged the winner with 7.1 million votes against Odinga’s 6.9 million, a razor-thin margin of just 234,000 votes.

Kenya’s political old guard just got hit with something they didn’t see coming: emojis, data bundles, and a generation raised on YouTube. As the country reels from the Gen Z–led protests of 2024 and a powerful commemoration protest on June 25th 2025, one thing is clear—Kenya’s future is now fluent in hashtags, literacy, and civic tech fluency. And no, this isn’t just about TikTok videos and Instagram Lives. This is about a structural shift in how governance meets its match in

When it comes to oil diplomacy, Iran is both a pariah and a powerhouse. Sanctioned, squeezed, and sabre-rattling its way through the...

The long-simmering rivalry between Israel and Iran—once confined to the shadows through cyberattacks, sabotage, and proxy warfare—has erupted into direct confrontation. What began as a cold conflict has ignited into a hot and costly display of firepower. With missiles flying and military assets mobilized, the financial toll is becoming ever more apparent.

In a country where government opacity once seemed entrenched, something remarkable is happening: local administrations are finally letting the light in. Kenya’s County Budget Transparency Survey 2024 (CBTS), under the banner Open Budgets, Open Dialogue, by Bajeti Hub, reveals a dramatic leap in fiscal openness. Just four years ago, most counties failed to publish even half of their legally required budget documents. Today, that tide has turned. The share of key documents made