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Iran’s top security chief heads to Iraq, Lebanon
Published: 12:00 AM, Aug 11, 2025 Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al Sudani looks on as Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qasim…
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The ‘Fed put’ is back: If Tuesday’s inflation report is bad expect chaos in the markets
S&P 500 futures were flat this morning as global markets rested at or near their all-time highs. Investors are optimistic…
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Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç: ‘You can’t always influence the macro stuff but you influence how you deal with it’
Good morning. I recently spoke with Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç about the art and science of transformation. I caught him…
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Dow futures rise as Wall Street and the Fed brace for updates on how much Trump’s tariffs are stoking inflation
Markets were pointing toward another rally on Sunday evening as investors brace for fresh economic data that will deliver new clues…
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Fed Governor Bowman says weak jobs report backs her view for 3 rate cuts this year
A top official at the Federal Reserve said Saturday that this month’s stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job market is strengthening…
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The Weekend Interview: Former CIA Station Chief on Strategic Global Hotspots
Because the two countries sit in an energy-producing part of the world shared by Russia, Europe, Iran and Turkey where…
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Trump’s pick for the Fed ‘fuels an existential threat’ as central bank independence is targeted, JPMorgan says
The Federal Reserve could be getting more than another dovish vote with the appointment of Stephen Miran as governor. It…
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Wall Street is divided over whether immigration is behind US hiring slowdown
Wall Street economists disagree on what’s behind a sharp slowdown in US job growth, highlighting a divide that is central…
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Trump to replace Biden Fed appointee with Stephen Miran, chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate a top economic adviser to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors for…
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Trump says he’ll meet Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss Ukraine war’s end and predicts ‘some swapping of territories’
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending…
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Sweida’s humanitarian crisis presents a test for Syria’s transitional government and its global partners
MENASource August 8, 2025 • 6:15 pm ET Diana Rayes Recent hostilities in Syria’s southern province of Sweida present a…
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Israel’s gamble in Gaza City signals a push toward negotiation—but risks a long insurgency
By approving a decision to clear and take control of Gaza City later this year, Israel appears to be making…
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Fertiglobe’s Operations Hit By Egypt Gas Outage In Q2
8 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 32 By: James Marriott Adnoc’s fertilizer subsidiary Fertiglobe still turned a profit despite gas disruptions in…
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Leviathan Partners Agree $35bn Israel-Egypt Gas Export Deal
8 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 32 By: Peter Stevenson Chevron and its Israeli partners at the key Leviathan field have agreed…
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America’s F-35 is stealthy in combat but lights up the radar in Trump’s trade war
Countries seeking to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s tariffs or security policies have made the F-35 stealth fighter a ripe…
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From Ideas to Impact: IMANI’s Engagement at the 2025 Atlas Liberty Forum
From 29 July to 1 August 2025, the city of Nairobi played host to the Africa Regional Meeting of the…
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Luxury under the stars
Oman’s newest luxury trend is quietly redefining the travel experience: glamping, or glamorous camping. Combining the raw beauty of nature…
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Trump’s Regime Change Fantasy Involves Bringing Back the Shah
World / August 8, 2025 The United States and its allies are toying with liberating Iran with the help of…
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The D Brief: Military vs. cartels; Early-retirement whiplash; Inside Israel’s Iran attack; Vulcan mission, finally; And a bit more.
New: President Trump has ordered the Pentagon “to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels” both “at…
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A New Phase for the U.S. and Iran
Washington is hitting the limits of its “peace-through-strength” approach. With a fragile Iran-Israel cease-fire at play and no diplomatic breakthrough…
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Red Warriors gear up for Türkiye camp, Cafa Challenge
The sessions allowed Queiroz and his coaching staff to closely observe the players. This domestic gathering marked Queiroz’s first on-field…
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What to know about Stephen Miran, the tariff proponent Trump just nominated to join the Fed’s board of governors
Good morning. Fortune Senior Editor-at-Large Shawn Tully filling in for Sheryl today. When Donald Trump announced yesterday that he was…
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The 5 things you need to ‘really create magic’ with AI: the LLM, the context, the prompt, the workflow, and the evaluation
Good morning. OpenAI’s GPT-5 is live and free! You can read all about Sam Altman’s latest LLM model and what…
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Central Asia as a Vulnerable Node in Greater Eurasia
Central Asia is a key node at the geographical centre of the Greater Eurasian partnership and is a vulnerable link…
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Europe Needs to Update its North Korea Policy
Emerging power: Kim Jong Un inspects the Korean People’s Army Guard of Honour on 2 August 2023. Image: Wikimedia Commons…
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Trump Tariff Threat Could Leave Russia With Few Options
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Why Gaza’s post-Hamas future depends on its Arab neighbors—not just Israel
MENASource August 7, 2025 • 5:01 pm ET Maayan Dagan Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza has ignited important discourse over…
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Iran’s Taps Are Nearly Empty
Iran’s environmental collapse is no longer the slowly worsening problem that leaders ignored for decades. It’s here, it’s accelerating, and…
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Has Trump Met His Match in China?
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Iran Seeks New Trade Routes with China
Editor’s Note: Based in Georgia, academic Emil Avdaliani follows regional security and economic trends and is a frequent contributor to…
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Inside Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025,…
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L’Iran e la sicurezza nella regione del Golfo: quale ruolo per USA, Europa e Italia?
07/08/2025 Il conflitto tra Israele e Iran, culminato in dodici giorni di guerra a metà giugno 2025 seguiti da un…
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Harbour Energy Jumps the Most Since 2023 in London Trading
| Thursday, August 07, 2025 | 10:35 AM EST Harbour Energy Plc, the UK’s biggest independent oil and gas producer,…
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Meet the New Middle East, Same as the Old Middle East
Given the tumultuous events of the past several years, it is tempting to herald the emergence of a “new Middle…
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Economic Bulletin Issue 5, 2025
Economic, financial and monetary developments Summary At its meeting on 24 July 2025, the Governing Council decided to keep the…
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Trump hikes tariffs on India to 50%, scrambling the country’s plans to be an alternative to China
The tariffs would go into effect 21 days after the signing of the order, meaning that both India and Russia…
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The Hoover Institution on Revitalizing History | July 2025
In this edition of the Hoover Institution Briefing on Revitalizing History, the Hoover History Lab releases new video versions of its…
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Parsing Protectionism and Proliferation
US Tariffs (Re)Take Center Stage Over the past several months, U.S. tariff policy has dominated the daily news cycle. Notably…
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Too much of a good thing: Will China finally commit to solving overcapacity?
China’s attitude towards the problem of overcapacity has been, in a word, contradictory. Speaking at a China–France–European Union trilateral in May…
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We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America
Stephen Miller’s dystopian immigrant-hunting system is picking up pace, and asylum seekers like Mohamed Naser are increasingly vulnerable. Fifty-year-old Libyan…
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The D Brief: Tomorrow’s drone defense; US envoy in Moscow; RIP, 5-things email; Cash for deportations; And a bit more.
Tomorrow’s counter-drone systems will need to fire without human approval, Pentagon’s joint missile defense commander says. “The ability to accurately…
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EU Policies in the MENA Region: Internal Divisions, External Challenges, Geopolitical Competition, and Future Prospects
Introduction The European Union (EU) has long considered the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region a strategic priority. This…
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The Resilience of South Asia–Gulf Cooperation Amid Geopolitical Shifts
Introduction In recent years, the geopolitical landscape of both the Middle East and South Asia has seen significant changes because…
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Surfing the Hallyu: What Taiwan can learn from South Korea’s cultural diplomacy
Issue Brief August 6, 2025 • 8:00 am ET Nik Foster Bottom lines up front South Korea’s Hallyu model shows…
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The Cold and Forbidding Worlds of Cynthia Ozick
A Silver Crown The cold and forbidding worlds of Cynthia Ozick. In a new career-spanning collection of shorter fiction and…
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Future AI-drone defenses will need act first, ask later, commander says
A U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) fires at a drone during a live fire exercise as part of…
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BP to Conduct ‘Thorough’ Business Review
BP Plc will embark on fresh reviews of its portfolio and costs as the oil major works to reverse years…
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Battle of the currencies: The dollar versus digital
The US dollar’s role as pre-eminent global currency is under pressure. Enthusiasts of BRICS (the grouping of economies that includes…
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The Middle East is Reshuffling the Deck. Is the U.S. Ready to Play a New Hand?
Despite the shocks of recent conflict, Roule notes that some of the region’s long-simmering challenges—from Lebanon’s unresolved tensions with Hezbollah…
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Did the Israel-Iran war expose China’s Middle East policy?
In the aftermath of the Twelve Day War between Israel, the United States, and Iran, many experts have argued that…
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Oil Sinks as Russia Mulls Truce Deal
by Bloomberg | M. Gindis, C. Cartier, A. Longley | Tuesday, August 05, 2025 | 4:01 PM EST Oil fell for…
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The Mystery of Continuing Democratic Support for Offensive Arms to Israel
Even though few of Gaza’s buildings remain standing, even though Gazans continue to starve, Bibi Netanyahu has decided his work…
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GCC Welcomes Starlink but Limits its Reach
Editor’s Note: Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco is a specialist on maritime operations in the Persian Gulf and nearby waters who…
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EXPERT Q&A — Taiwan’s recent Han Kuang military exercises tested the island’s responses to a potential full-scale Chinese invasion. The drills not…
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New BP Chair to Review Business
by Bloomberg | Mitchell Ferman | Tuesday, August 05, 2025 | 3:08 AM EST BP Plc said its new chairman will…
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What could NATO’s commercial space strategy mean for the Gulf?
MENASource August 4, 2025 Manal Fatima In recent years, private-sector innovation has outpaced traditional state-run programs in launching satellites, developing…
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Space Force to launch ground target-tracking satellites ‘in the next year’
Joint STARS GMTI data overlaid on overhead imagery. U.S. Air Force August 4, 2025 07:06 PM ET Space C4ISR Space…
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Transmission of liquidity shocks through non-bank financial intermediaries: Evidence from the International Banking Research Network
As non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs) have become more important in recent decades, their involvement in funding markets as well as…
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Cyber Diplomacy 2.0: From Process to Impact
Four years ago, I covered the final session of the UN’s first-ever open-ended cyber working group, in March 2021. In…
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2025 BRICS Summit: Takeaways and Projections
Editor’s Note: David Monyae is the director of the University of Johannesburg Confucius Institute (UJCI) and the Centre for Africa-China…
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Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Abraham Accords: A Harmful Precondition
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 144 (August 8, 2025) A trilateral meeting of the leaders of the United States, Azerbaijan, and Armenia…
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Curtis Yarvin (Part 2): The Empire of Love
[00:00:05] 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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Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, July 2025
Dear Friend, July marked the 80th anniversary of the Trinity nuclear test, an event that resonates even as the world…
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The Islands That Can Solve the Iran Crisis
In the early 19th century, the Al Qasimi clan posed a formidable challenge to the British East India Company. They…
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How the Constant Noise Distracts From the True Peril of Trump’s Misrule
August 4, 2025 His policies are making Americans less safe, less healthy, and more dead. Donald Trump speaks to members of…
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BESA Post-Soviet Conflicts Research Digest No. 22 (July 2025)
In July 2025, the PSCR program focused on extensively analyzing various aspects of Russia’s foreign and internal politics, while also…
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What message will Modi take if he attends the SCO Summit in China?
It appears likely that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in-person at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders summit in…
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Iran’s currency has plunged so much in value that Tehran plans to chop off four zeros from the rial
The economic commission of Iran’s parliament revived long-delayed plans on Sunday to cut four zeros from the country’s plunging currency,…
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Where does the Gulf stand on Russia’s recognition of the Taliban?
Since the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan nearly four years ago, some Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members and a host of other…
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Global Oil Prices Firm On IMF Revisions, Sanctions Threats
1 Aug 2025 Issue: 68 / 31 By: Jamie Ingram Global oil prices moved sharply higher this week after the IMF raised…
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China’s plan to stop Elon Musk’s Starlink includes submarines that can shoot lasers into space
Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some…
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Why Index’s Danny Rimer bet on Figma and Dylan Field at the seed stage
The first time Danny Rimer laid eyes on Dylan Field, Field was just 18 years old. Then, Field was an…
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U.S. and EU sanctions on Iran and Russia reshape tanker market dynamics – Drewry Maritime Research
Recent enforcement actions by the United States and the European Union targeting Iranian and Russian oil exports are expected to…
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Belarus’s military charm offensive in Asia
On 15 July, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko found himself with an unexpected house guest: Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia. The…
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The shine has come off the Modi-Trump bromance (and perhaps the India-US relationship)
When US President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term in January, India was among the most positive…
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Russell Berman On Jerusalem Studio 952 – Iran : Aftermath Or Intermission?
About Hoover About Hoover Located on the campus of Stanford University and in Washington, DC, the Hoover Institution is the…
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Pentagon asks to move $150m to speed up Air Force One by two years
U.S. President Donald Trump boards the current Air Force One at RAF Lossiemouth, on July 29, 2025 in Scotland. Getty…
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Beijing officials warm to the idea of a yuan stablecoin, driven by the ‘fear of missing out’
Financial innovation has come full circle. The blockchain is bringing the U.S. back to the era of private money, when…
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Oil Dips on Inflation, Geopolitical Jitters
by Bloomberg | Catherine Cartier, Mia Gindis | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | 4:31 PM EST Oil fell as broader markets…
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Tehran’s Wake‑Up Call for Beijing
Israel’s air campaign against Iran did more than degrade Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities—it forced every regional actor to…
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Gateways to the Red Sea: The case for Israel–Somaliland normalization
MENASource July 31, 2025 • 1:52 pm ET Amit Yarom Often described as a rare island of stability amid regional…
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Beyond tariffs: Building a win-win relationship between the US and Iraq
MENASource July 31, 2025 • 12:54 pm ET Ahmed Tabaqchali Iraq was among the countries that received a letter from…
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Iran’s Mass Deportations Are Fueling Regional Instability
While many Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the end of the short but dramatic 12-day war with Israel…
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Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list
As companies like Amazon publicly announce AI-driven workforce reductions, workers are scrambling to understand which careers might soon disappear and…
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80 Years with the Bomb: The Nuclear Age in Four Moments
I am not an expert on how nuclear weapons actually work, because I’m not a nuclear physicist. I am in…
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Djibouti is the next arena for US-China competition in the Red Sea
As China rapidly expands its footprint along the Red Sea, one small African nation constitutes an important focal point in…
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USA and Pakistan Sign Trade Deal to Boost Oil Reserves, Market Ties
by Bloomberg | Kamran Haider | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | 10:00 AM EST The US sealed a trade deal with…
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Shamkhani-controlled shipping network
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated more than 50 individuals and entities, and identified over 50 vessels, belonging…
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The Pentagon’s Drone Plan: Domination or Delusion?
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed the US military to leapfrog ahead its adversaries — including Russia — and…
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After the War, Iranians Demand a New Social Contract
Editor’s Note: Mohammad Mazhari is a Ph.D. student in sociology at Texas Woman’s University. He previously served as editor-in-chief of…
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Unearthing the past: Iraq’s mass graves and the quest for justice
Summary UNITAD, the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/ISIL, explored mass graves in Iraq…
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MGC vessel demand declines amid rising VLGC competition and weaker ammonia trade – Drewry
MGCs have long played a pivotal role in seaborne LPG and ammonia trades even though they comprise just 9% of…
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Ukraine’s democracy is the key to the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration
For decades, I’ve been working to promote and defend Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic path as part of the country’s vibrant civil society.…
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WTI Breaks Out as Trump Targets Russian Oil Buyers
by Bloomberg | Mia Gindis, Catherine Cartier | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | 4:00 PM EST Oil rose to the highest…
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Sabotage Without Warning: Why the Gray Zone Could Be America’s Biggest Blind Spot
Welcome to the gray zone. As great power competition is intensifying, superpowers are going out of their way not to…
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After Swaida: How Syria’s periphery is shaping its future
DAMASCUS—The sectarian bloodshed that has erupted in Swaida is not just a local conflict, but a disruption of the geopolitical…
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China and Russia: True Partnership or an Alliance on Borrowed Time?
OPINION — Russia was once a proud supplier of weapons to a growing China. However, over the past few years…
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What the Israel-Iran conflict revealed about wartime cyber operations
New Atlanticist July 30, 2025 • 9:16 am ET Nikita Shah The recent war between Iran and Israel will be…
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US Envoy Seeks New Openings as Lebanon Talks Reshape Regional Strategy
The latest US diplomatic push to advance peace and stability in Lebanon has encountered a significant obstacle: Hezbollah’s refusal to…
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The EU’s 18th Sanctions Package on Russia: Summary and Analysis
The EU has introduced its 18th package of sanctions against Russia, further intensifying pressure on key sectors of the Russian…
