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Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and America
Join Hoover Senior Fellow Peter Berkowitz for the launch of his new book Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and America at…
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The Trump administration needs a strategic reset with India
New Atlanticist August 27, 2025 • 5:32 pm ET David L. Goldwyn and Geoffrey Pyatt Today, a 50 percent tariff…
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Second B-21 will fly by year’s end, USAF says
A B-21 Raider conducts flight tests, including ground testing, taxiing, and flying, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 2024.…
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Ex-NATO Commander Warns Western Inaction Built “Sanctuary” for Russia
EXPERT Q&A — Russia’s massive drone attack overnight on six Ukrainian regions, which hit energy and gas transport infrastructure and…
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Trump’s method is not madness
Critics of Donald Trump’s policies, and that includes almost everyone with a voice in public space, have created an echo…
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Navigating the new normal: Strategic simultaneity, US Forces Korea flexibility, and alliance imperatives
Issue Brief August 27, 2025 • 11:37 am ET Bee Yun Jo Bottom lines up front Seoul should anticipate a…
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Trump’s Staggering Betrayal of Trans Service Members
Politics / August 27, 2025 Trans people signed up to risk death for a country they well knew would likely…
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Powell ‘holds the key’ to the next Fed rate move as divided policymakers will likely fail to reach a consensus again, JPMorgan says
A consensus view on Wall Street for a rate cut next month doesn’t mean there will be a consensus on…
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Powell’s next independence challenge: How to do what Trump has been asking for while preserving credibility
Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces…
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Trump coy on raid of critic John Bolton’s house: ‘I could know about it. I could be the one starting it’
The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part…
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Colleges have a new worry: ‘Ghost students’—AI powered fraud rings angling to get millions in financial aid
The “ghost-student” epidemic that has been attacking California’s community college system is infesting the nation, with colleges in Arizona, Indiana,…
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Trump’s challenges to the Fed’s independence loom over Jackson Hole Symposium
Econographics August 22, 2025 • 3:13 pm ET Alisha Chhangani Earlier today, US President Donald Trump said he would fire…
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Why does an independent Fed matter? Just look at Ronald Reagan’s economy with Paul Volcker hiking rates to nearly 20%
President Donald Trump this week called on a Federal Reserve governor to resign over an accusation of mortgage fraud, the…
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Iran Inaugurates NGL Plant
22 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 34 By: Yesar Al-Maleki Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian inaugurated the NGL 3100 gas processing facility in…
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Israel’s Bazan Refinery Repair Work Extends Into Q4
22 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 34 By: Peter Stevenson Israel’s 197,000 b/d Bazan refinery suffered significant damage when it was hit…
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Will Trump’s South Caucasus’ Gambit Pay Off?
Joey Sussman/Shutterstock The peace declaration signed by the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on Aug. 8,…
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U.S. sanctions Hong Kong, UAE, Marshall Islands firms over Iranian oil shipments
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions on August 21, targeting Greek…
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In the Middle East, a Cold War Redux?
Last spring, I had the opportunity to travel to Hong Kong. While I was there, I met with people from…
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Hon. Matthew O’Brien (’25): Immigration Thought Leader
Hon. Matthew O’Brien “Throughout my career, I have been very fortunate to have a direct influence on an issue that…
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Fed governor has ‘no intention of being bullied to step down’ by Trump
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook late Wednesday said she wouldn’t leave her post after Trump on social media called on…
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Allvin’s surprise exit signals pivot for Air Force, not Hegseth pressure: sources
U.S. Gen. David Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., on…
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The D Brief: Pushback in DC; Russia’s new bombardment; Marines’ drone wizards; Key AI platform, DOGEd; And a bit more.
During a Wednesday photo op, protesters booed Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, and White House deputy chief…
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Israel’s Gaza City operation will leave it more isolated. It’s time for a course correction.
On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it would call up sixty thousand reservists as part of the government’s…
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Missiles and Markets: Iran and China’s Strategic Convergence
Facing sustained Israeli military threats since the June conflict and continued Western economic pressure, Iran is deepening its defense and…
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The Political Drama Shaking Iran
The statement published this week by the Reform Front in Iran, outlining a series of demands for sweeping changes in…
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Re-inventing the productivity wheel
As a diplomat, I spent three decades advocating for Australia’s security and prosperity and telling the Australian story of freedom,…
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USAF seeks ‘exact replica’ of Shahed drone to help develop defenses
A man rides a bicycle past a Shahed-136 drone displayed outside the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kyiv on…
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Trump calls on Fed governor to resign after cabinet member raises accusation of mortgage fraud
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after a member of his administration accused…
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Hard Truths Regarding an Unjust War
OPINION — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an illegal and brutal war of aggression. Moscow is solely responsible for unleashing…
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The D Brief: Where troops are in DC; Warships to Venezuela; NSA data chief loses clearance; SecDef’s sprawling security; And a bit more.
Update: More than 2,000 National Guard troops have been assigned to the nation’s capital as part of President Trump’s “crime…
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Reza Pahlavi must address his ‘White Russian’ problem
Of all Iranian diaspora leaders, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the ousted shah, has the greatest legitimacy. He has name recognition, and even…
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Zelenskyy’s speedrun of gratitude—nine thank yous in one minute—shows how foreign leaders talk to Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t going to risk being accused of being ungrateful this time. With peace talks on the table and…
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Reimagining American Institutions Webinar Series Covers Wide Range of Pressing US Challenges
Nine webinars held by Hoover’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions (RAI) discussed a range of issues pertinent to America, including…
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Does Redistricting Recalibrate California’s Governor’s Race?
The laws governing California politics shouldn’t be confused with Sir Issac Newton’s laws of motion—least not with Newton’s “third law”…
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The U.S. Needs More Patriot Missiles
The Army’s FY 2026 budget request includes plans to quadruple its Patriot arsenal — from roughly 3,300 interceptors to nearly…
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A vision for US hypersonic weapons
Issue Brief August 19, 2025 • 6:13 pm ET Edward Brady and Michael E. White Bottom lines up front Near…
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Elon Musk’s teen prodigy Kairan Quazi is ditching SpaceX for billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel
At just 16 years old, Kairan Quazi has already gained accolades most engineers spend decades accumulating: graduated college, helped design…
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How Trump can drive an end to the war in Gaza
New Atlanticist August 19, 2025 • 11:55 am ET Daniel B. Shapiro In the face of a Gaza crisis that…
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For enduring normalization, Israel must back democracy in Sudan
As the conflict in Sudan rages on, reports have emerged that the commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), General…
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The D Brief: USAF chief to leave; GOP states send Guard to DC; WH meeting on Ukraine; Navy’s PAO cuts; And a bit more.
In a surprise, USAF chief announces upcoming retirement. Gen. David Allvin, a few months shy of halfway through his expected…
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Avangrid Power Generation Hits 13,000 GWh
| Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 10:30 AM EST Iberdrola SA’s U.S.-based energy company, Avangrid Inc., has generated approximately 13,000…
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Has Israel Forfeited Its Right to Exist?
GAZA CITY, GAZA – AUGUST 6: An aerial view of Gaza City as the efforts to drop humanitarian aid supplies…
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Petrobras sets record with Almirante Tamandaré and plans to expand Búzios output to 1.5 million bpd by 2030
The FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, operating in the Búzios field in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, reached on August…
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Buzios7 Production Platform Sets Petrobras Record
Floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Almirante Tamandare, which serves one of several developments in the Buzios field in Brazil’s…
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The Road to Gaza City
Earlier this summer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan to take control of Gaza City, historically the dominant…
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Jews vs. Rome: Rebels with a Cause
This is an excerpt of Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion against the World’s Mightiest Empire (2025, Simon &…
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Overview: Market Faces Highest Surplus Since Pandemic
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Opec-Plus: Compensation Cuts Keep Output Growth in Check
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TRANSCRIPT – Taliban Rule and Regional Realignments Four Years On
Akriti Vasudeva, Fellow, South Asia Program, Stimson Center (Moderator): All right, good morning, good afternoon, and good evening everyone, wherever you’re joining…
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Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else
World / August 18, 2025 No one can trust the United States when a fickle man-child controls its foreign policy.…
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KaLeigh Long (’19): Establishing America’s Nickel Refining Capability
KaLeigh Long “In the national security world, naïveté and idealism are not cute. They need to be cured. In this…
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Air Canada flight attendants defy return-to-work order, forcing airline to delay plans to resume flights
Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will…
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Former FBI cyber leader: The cybersecurity law that’s quietly keeping America safe is about to expire
The clock is ticking toward September 30, 2025, when one of America’s most vital cybersecurity protections will expire unless Congress…
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The Significance of President Pezeshkian’s Recent Visit to Pakistan
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian recently visited Pakistan and met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari. During…
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Iran’s War Doctrine After the 2025 Conflict With Israel: Nuclear Calculations and the Question of the Fatwa
The brief but intense conflict between Iran and Israel in June 2025 marked a decisive break in the strategic calculus…
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SoundHound’s millionaire boss founded 3 software startups before even graduating—he tells Gen Z who want to be their own boss ‘throw darts randomly’
As someone who immigrated from Iran at age 17 knowing little English, becoming a tech entrepreneur one day may have…
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Trump aims to foster space industry by cutting environmental regulation
On August 1, 2025, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with four astronauts aboard the company’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy…
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Iraq Courts US Energy Majors
15 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 33 By: Yesar Al-Maleki The Iraqi government is intensifying efforts to lure US supermajors ExxonMobil and…
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Dubai-Based Traders Weigh Impact of Latest US Sanctions on Iran
15 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 33 For years, the US has targeted Iran-affiliated entities in the UAE with sanctions, but Ofac’s…
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Kurdistan’s Miran Partners Target 2027 First Gas
15 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 33 By: Jamie Ingram First gas from the Miran field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq…
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Israel-Egypt July Gas Flows Rebound
15 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 33 By: Peter Stevenson Israel’s gas exports to Egypt rebounded in July following conflict related outages…
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What Trump Must Do When He Meets Putin in Alaska
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE –The world is a much different place than it was in 2018, when Putin and Trump…
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The future of US and Japanese engagement with Central Asia
Issue Brief August 15, 2025 • 10:12 am ET Kyoko Imai Bottom lines up front Russia and China have historically…
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The Time for a Paradigm Shift Is Now
West Asia stands at a perilous inflection point. The horrors unfolding in Gaza, the recent aggression directed at Iran but…
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Victoria Panova: Russia and BRICS
[00:00:00] Peter Slezkine, Host: I’m Peter Slezkine, Director of the U.S.-Russia-China Trialogue project at the Stimson Center. Since the middle…
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Geneva negotiations fail to produce draft for global plastic treaty
Negotiations on a global plastics agreement, held under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), ended without result.…
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Esra’a Al-Shafei: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
Esra’a Al-Shafei. Source: World Economic Forum “It is demotivating, disempowering, even depressing to live in a society that discourages dissent,”…
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Afghanistan: Ten ways the Taliban is vanishing women from public life
Editor’s note: This reproduces a press release issued by UN Women Australia on the fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover…
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New Golden Dome details emerge from industry day
An upgraded Ground Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, during Flight Test Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon…
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From drone wall to robot shield: Ukraine’s military evolution
Throughout the invasion, Kyiv has fought an asymmetric campaign to offset Russia’s numerical advantage in soldiers and personnel. Cheap drones,…
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Robust Crude Imports Belie Signs of Slowing China Demand
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Disruptions Darken Resilient Oil Market
The Big Picture Copyright © 2025 Energy Intelligence Group All rights reserved. Unauthorized access or electronic forwarding, even for internal…
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Peace in the Caucasus: Ensuring Europe plays a role after Trump’s ceremony
On August 8th, American president Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to announce a framework that could…
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When he meets Putin in Alaska, ‘heterodox’ Trump will face his biggest geopolitical test yet
The most important square foot in geopolitics is the space between Donald Trump’s ears. That’s the way a Trump administration…
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Pezeshkian Marks a Rough Anniversary as Iran Faces Relentless Pressures
Editor’s Note: While the Stimson Center rarely publishes anonymous work, the author of this commentary is a Tehran-based analyst who…
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‘The Time Is Right’: For London’s Blockbuster Indian Restaurants, New York Is Next
It has always felt like a given: Indian restaurants are better in Britain than in the United States. But Karam…
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Iran’s Strategic Nuclear Dilemma
INSS Insight No. 2025, August 14, 2025 Two central pillars of Iran’s security perception have been undermined since its war…
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Episode #69: Insights on Leadership and Safety with Key Energy CEO Marshall Dodson
Episode #69: Insights on Leadership and Safety with Key Energy CEO Marshall Dodson From Accountant to CEO: Marshall’s Leadership Journey…
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Hoover Experts Illuminate Challenges Confronting US at 2025 Summer Board Meeting
Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA) — Senior Hoover scholars spoke alongside some rising stars and honored guest speakers brought a wide…
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Ep. 136 Can Big Global Government Actually Regulate AI?
Jason teams up with Andrew Keen of the ‘Keen On America’ Podcast to discuss Big Tech and the need for…
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Why Did Iraq’s Militias Sit Out the Iran–Israel War and Why it Matters
High stakes: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani confronted KH on 9 August, breaking a longstanding pattern of political caution.…
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What to know about the history (and future) of the Hezbollah disarmament question
MENASource August 13, 2025 • 4:56 pm ET Kristian Patrick Alexander The Lebanese government’s recent failure to pass a motion to…
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Trump’s Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement advanced peace, but Washington can’t let up now
The joint peace declaration signed at the White House on August 8 by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime…
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High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook
In June 2024, Ukraine shocked Russian forces with the surprise Operation Spiderweb, an unprecedented, coordinated drone strike deep inside Russian…
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Markets have convinced themselves they’ll get a September interest rate cut—now they’re eyeing a double reduction
Investors are pricing in more than a 96% chance of the Fed cutting the base rate in September, following a…
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In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading
August 13, 2025 Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of…
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How CEOs deal with Trump: Praise, face time, remorse, and gifts made of gold all go a long way, experience shows
Good morning. Over the past several months, I’ve noticed anecdotally that more global CEOs seem eager to meet with me…
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Rasanah Issues Iran Case File for July 2025
The July 2025 Iran Case File (ICF), published by the International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah), provides an in-depth assessment…
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Once a death sentence, this heart condition is finally treatable
When James Hicks, 75, was diagnosed with heart failure, it felt like the beginning of the end. Hicks, a former…
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$1.9T Norway Wealth Fund Trims Big Oil Stocks
by Bloomberg | Kari Lundgren | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 5:00 PM EST Norway’s $1.9 trillion sovereign wealth fund pared…
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The Allies Are (Mostly) Alright – But Is That a Good Thing?
Six months into Donald Trump’s return to the White House, much of Washington’s foreign policy establishment has sounded the alarm.…
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China Sends Houthis Dual-Use Technology to Boost Influence and Undercut the US
Editor’s Note: Mohammad Salami, a Pakistani academic, has written for Stimson in the past on Iran’s energy woes, its efforts…
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Sacrificing Ukraine will only increase the cost of stopping Putin’s Russia
As US President Donald Trump and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin prepare to meet in Alaska later this week, the main…
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Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus
August 12, 2025 His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking. Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime…
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Episode #69: Insights on Leadership and Safety with Key Energy CEO Marshall Dodson
Episode #69: Insights on Leadership and Safety with Key Energy CEO Marshall Dodson From Accountant to CEO: Marshall’s Leadership Journey…
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Trump threatens legal action against Powell over Fed HQ, demands immediate rate cuts as inflation holds steady
President Donald Trump escalated his campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell just about an hour after the latest release…
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Recent patterns in global risk behaviour in financial markets
In recent months, global financial markets have witnessed episodes of heightened volatility, with trade tensions being a key source of…
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The United Kingdom has joined C-SIPA. Who will be next?
MENASource August 11, 2025 • 3:38 pm ET Cassidy McGoldrick On June 19, the United Kingdom officially joined the Comprehensive…
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Iran seizes oil tanker Phoenix with 2 million liters of smuggled fuel near Jask
Iran seized an oil tanker carrying more than 2 million liters of smuggled fuel in its exclusive waters near the…
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How Turkey’s strategic ambiguity became an advantage in a multipolar world
On July 23, Russian and Ukrainian delegations held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul. Two days later, in…
