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        Iran War
    

        Could the path to US-Iran diplomacy run through Moscow?
    
Giorgio Cafiero
October 29, 2026

        Europe went from leading Iran diplomacy to slavishly following US
    
Eldar Mamedov
October 28, 2026

        Was the MOU meant to be trashed?
    
Ryan Costello
October 22, 2026

        American farmers are slammed by war 7,000 miles away
    
Joseph Solis-Mullen
October 22, 2026

        Most Read
    

        Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade
    
Lee Schlenker
October 28, 2026

        Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money.
    
Elfadil Ibrahim
October 29, 2026

        The Saudi-UAE split is ending. That may be bad news for Yemen.
    
Jonathan Fenton Harvey
November 02, 2026

        Britain's elites are in hysterics over looming 'war' with Russia
    
Ian Proud
November 03, 2026

        Major losses could spur Trump to escalate war before year's end
    
Trita Parsi
November 04, 2026
Washington Politics
        Neocons in full meltdown as voters punish GOP for Iran war
    Hawks like Mark Levin, Rebecca Heinrichs, and Marc Thiessen aren't quite ready to admit they were wrong
Harrison Berger
November 05, 2026
Washington Politics
        2026 wasn't the first time war swayed an election
    
Martin Di Caro
November 05, 2026
Washington Politics
        ‘It’s the war, stupid’: Dems sweep midterms on wave of voter anger
    
Blaise Malley
November 04, 2026
Washington Politics
        Live blog: Impacts of war anger, high prices on today's voting
    
Responsible Statecraft
November 03, 2026
Europe
        Britain's elites are in hysterics over looming 'war' with Russia
    
Ian Proud
November 03, 2026
Latin America
        Bolsonaro becomes another exile who cannot depend on Trump's help
    
Juan David Rojas
November 03, 2026
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  QiOSK

  Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news
QiOSK
        The midterms were a referendum on Trump—and Biden—foreign policy
    Voters are itching for an alternative to the bipartisan war machine in Washington
Trita Parsi
November 05, 2026

        AIPAC dumped more than $55 million into losing midterm races
    
Eli Clifton
November 04, 2026

        Vance admits it: ‘The reason we lost is the war’
    
Connor Echols
November 04, 2026

        Major losses could spur Trump to escalate war before year's end
    
Trita Parsi
November 04, 2026

        Trump claim of Israel aid cutoff reeks of midterm desperation
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
November 03, 2026

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        The US should stay out of Saudi Arabia’s war
    
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        Africa
    

        High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs
    
Elfadil Ibrahim
October 14, 2026

        Reignited violence in Ethiopia threatens to engulf the entire region
    
Dan M. Ford
October 01, 2026

        Gen. Burhan digs in as Trump's visa-for-ceasefire scheme blows up
    
Elfadil Ibrahim
September 30, 2026

        In Red Sea crisis, Somaliland seizes leverage for US recognition
    
Dan M. Ford
September 23, 2026
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        Latin America
    

        Bolsonaro becomes another exile who cannot depend on Trump's help
    
Juan David Rojas
November 03, 2026

        Despite Trump's 'shield' right-wing govts line up to congratulate Lula
    
Antonio De Loera-Brust
October 30, 2026

        Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade
    
Lee Schlenker
October 28, 2026

        What happened to all the concern about Venezuelan democracy?
    
Imdat Oner
October 20, 2026
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        Europe
    

        Britain's elites are in hysterics over looming 'war' with Russia
    
Ian Proud
November 03, 2026

        Ukraine's 'shoot the archer' strategy is far from a silver bullet
    
Jennifer Kavanagh
October 28, 2026

        Europe went from leading Iran diplomacy to slavishly following US
    
Eldar Mamedov
October 28, 2026

        Is Europe starting to come to its senses on Ukraine?
    
Matthew Blackburn
October 27, 2026
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        north america
    

        China and Russia and the US icebreaker race
    
Pavel Devyatkin
July 10, 2026

        Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?
    
Karthik Sankaran
June 11, 2026

        Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis
    
Dan M. Ford
Joseph  Brennan
April 30, 2026

        CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?
    
Juan David Rojas
April 24, 2026
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Iran War

Most Read

Hawks like Mark Levin, Rebecca Heinrichs, and Marc Thiessen aren't quite ready to admit they were wrong

QiOSK

Voters are itching for an alternative to the bipartisan war machine in Washington

Asia-Pacific

Middle east

A sharp break last year left the Gulf allies at odds. Now, they're reentering the fight against the Houthis, with divergent goals.

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Newsletter

Washington Politics

Africa

Latin America

Europe

north america

Military Industrial Complex

When combatant commanders become more powerful than civilians in the eyes of the media, Washington, and world leaders, it throws off a critical balance

Media

Global Crises

On one hand there's more economic resilience than expected but on the other, everyone appears waiting for the other shoe from the war to drop

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