Robert Inlakesh

Robert Inlakesh is a political analyst, journalist and documentary filmmaker currently based in London, UK. He has reported from and lived in the occupied Palestinian territories and hosts the show ‘Palestine Files’. Director of ‘Steal of the Century: Trump’s Palestine-Israel Catastrophe’. Follow him on Twitter @falasteen47

Trump’s Suez Power Play Threatens to Drag Egypt Into War and Collapse Its Economy

President Donald Trump’s demands on Egypt could plunge the country into economic ruin—and, if he has his way, into a war with Yemen.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Large ship passes through the Suez Canal.

President Donald Trump’s call to permit the free passage of American ships through Egypt’s Suez Canal has sparked public outrage across a nation already in steep economic decline. While Washington appears to feel entitled to Cairo’s trade route, U.S. policies have long contributed to Egypt’s financial crisis. Earlier this week, Trump announced

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Meet The Think Tanks Behind MAGA’s New Free Speech Crackdown

The right once championed free speech. Now it’s building blacklists—fueled by a foreign-aligned donor machine.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Elon Musk speaks during a live interview with Ben Shapiro at an antisemitism symposium hosted by the European Jewish Association in Krakow, Poland, Jan. 22, 2024.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump—and many of his most prominent right-wing supporters—are directly linked to some of the most radically pro-war, pro-Israel organizations in the country. These connections form a sprawling web of lobbying groups, tech billionaires, and media figures who consistently promote Israeli interests above

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Defections Rock UAE-Backed Forces in Yemen as Trump’s War Plan Falters

Yemen’s pro-coalition forces are losing ground, as defectors and public unrest weaken Saudi-U.S. control over the south.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Houthi supporters chant slogans during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, April 18, 2025.

Around 100 officers from the UAE-backed National Resistance Forces (NRF) in Yemen have defected to join Ansar Allah, delivering a major blow to U.S. and Gulf-backed efforts inside the country. The development comes amid threats of a U.S.-supported ground offensive and intensified American airstrikes against civilian targets. On Sunday,

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Trump’s Yemen Surge: How Policy from DC Think Tanks Brought Famine Roaring Back

With Washington think tanks shaping Trump’s latest Yemen strategy, aid cuts and escalated attacks are pushing millions of civilians back to the brink of famine, humanitarian groups warn.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Yemenis gather at Al Mashhad cemetery in Sanaa to bury victims of U.S. airstrikes, April 23, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s new Yemen campaign is driving what experts call a spiraling humanitarian disaster, nearly doubling the previous administration’s costs while slashing aid and intensifying airstrikes. Under pressure from powerful Washington think tanks, Trump has sharply increased airstrikes, cut $107 million in aid, and designated

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What Do Congo’s Minerals and a Shadowy Prison Deal Have in Common? Erik Prince

Congo’s minerals, El Salvador’s prisons, and Trump’s war on dissent—Erik Prince is quietly at the center of it all.

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By Robert Inlakesh

Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater and longtime ally of Donald Trump, is mounting a major comeback. He has secured a new deal to “protect” the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) lucrative mineral sector and is pitching a privatized prison complex in El Salvador that critics say echoes Guantanamo Bay. In a letter dated Feb. 8,

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Before Trump Bombed Yemen, Biden Displaced Over Half a Million People—And No One Said a Word

In his final months in office, President Joe Biden quietly launched a bombing campaign on Yemen that pushed over 531,000 people from their homes. The media didn’t cover it. The public never consented. And now Trump is building on it.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Yemeni civilians inspect rubble after U.S. airstrikes in Sana’a, March 2025

In 2024, while all eyes were on Gaza, President Joe Biden launched a bombing campaign in Yemen that displaced more than 531,000 people. Nearly 40,000 were driven from their homes by U.S. bombs alone. It was called Operation Prosperity Guardian, and you probably never heard of it. There was no congressional vote. No White House press

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Iran’s Military Presence in Sudan: UAE-Israel Plot Backfires

From normalization to confrontation, Sudan has become Iran’s latest front against Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi.

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By Robert Inlakesh
Iran Drones Sudan Feature photo

The United Arab Emirates and Israel had hoped to extract strategic victories in Sudan, taking advantage of the fall of the nation’s former dictator and the descent into civil war. But newly released satellite images suggest that Tehran’s renewed ties with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) may be unraveling those ambitions. Satellite images,

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