Pentagon scrutinizes US university ties to China, Russia, Iran
The US Defense Department formally notified 30 domestic academic institutions, directing them to immediately review their “academic, financial,…
Feel the burn: 90% of people heal faster by focusing on their pain — Israeli study
Which works better to heal inflammation — distraction from the pain or attention to it? New research from…
US politics, Iran war live updates: Iran is like a ‘Wuhan lab’, US official says
Welcome to our live updates of US politics and the Iran war. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee…
Electrostates vs. petrostates: The US, China, and the Hormuz energy shock
Executive summary China and the United States have experienced the Hormuz energy crises very differently. The United States…
Opinion: The Strait, the superpower and the rest of us — Part 2
IN Part One, we traced the forty-five-year doctrine that turned the Persian Gulf into a permanent American commitment, and…
Opinion: The Strait, the superpower and the rest of us — Part 1
THERE is an old saying, often attributed to the British Empire: nations rarely lose their empires in battle.…
Ammar al-Hakim calls for deepening scientific and research cooperation between Iraq and Iran
“Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim,” the leader of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement, hosted Hossein Simaei Sarraf, the Minister of Science…
Ammar Al-Hakim and Iranian Science Minister discuss academic cooperation
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The head of Iraq’s National State Forces Alliance, Ammar Al-Hakim, met with Iranian Minister of…
Concerning data: Emigration rates from Israel continue for a third consecutive year
A new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University indicates that the emigration trend from Israel, which began…
Two Israeli universities rank among top 30 global producers of AI talent, startups
Two Israeli institutions – Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University – have earned spots among…
Taiwan research excellence ranking places TAU first in Israel
TAU has been ranked first among Israeli universities in the National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU) for 2026. Analysis…
Asia FX Talk – Uneasy pause in US-Iran war
Markets remain on the edge around the US-Iran conflict and the path of oil prices, and in Asia…