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        Iran War
    

        Why Saudi Arabia has returned to war in Yemen
    
Annelle Sheline
October 12, 2026

        Is Iran poised to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty?
    
Wendy Ramadan-Alban
October 08, 2026

        Increase in Hormuz oil traffic is papering over a darker reality
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
October 05, 2026

        Is China Trump's only hope for ending the Iran war?
    
Trita Parsi
Tom Pickering
October 04, 2026

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        Why Saudi Arabia has returned to war in Yemen
    
Annelle Sheline
October 12, 2026

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

        2027: The Ukraine winter we prayed wouldn't come
    
George Beebe
October 09, 2026

        Former UK diplomat: My return from Russia became a nightmare
    
Ian Proud
October 13, 2026

        Why Trump is likely to join Saudi war against Houthis
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
October 14, 2026
Middle East
        By pursuing a big 'win' in Iran, Trump is destined to lose
    The war is most likely to end through a minimalistic ceasefire that opens a path to a broader deal
Paul R. Pillar
October 15, 2026
Africa
        High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs
    
Elfadil Ibrahim
October 14, 2026
Asia-Pacific 
        Why the US will never give up Diego Garcia
    
Ved Shinde
October 14, 2026
Latin America
        Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' is more fragile than it seems
    
Orlando Pérez
October 14, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
        Meet the US generals and admirals advancing Israeli policy
    
Harrison Berger
October 13, 2026
Europe
        Former UK diplomat: My return from Russia became a nightmare
    
Ian Proud
October 13, 2026
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QiOSK
        Republicans say they don't like the war but not how they'll stop it
    In tight Iowa and Maine races, voters want to know if incumbents will actually challenge the president on Iran if re-elected
Blaise Malley
October 14, 2026

        Why Trump is likely to join Saudi war against Houthis
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
October 14, 2026

        Will Americans ever escape this 'imperialist realism'?
    
Courtney Rawlings
Alex Jordan
October 08, 2026

        Record number vote to raise hell over settler violence in West Bank
    
Blaise Malley
September 29, 2026

        Trump and 14 Lat Am leaders ignite new drug-terror war at UN
    
Lee Schlenker
September 22, 2026

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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
    

        Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' is more fragile than it seems
    
Orlando Pérez
October 14, 2026

        Will Trump's efforts to boost Bolsonaro blow up in his face?
    
Nick Cleveland-Stout
October 02, 2026

        Venezuela blowback may have a long fuse. It always does.
    
Antonio De Loera-Brust
September 30, 2026

        Rubio's LatAm pep rally shows the limits of the Donroe Doctrine
    
Lee Schlenker
September 11, 2026
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        Europe
    

        Former UK diplomat: My return from Russia became a nightmare
    
Ian Proud
October 13, 2026

        2027: The Ukraine winter we prayed wouldn't come
    
George Beebe
October 09, 2026

        Bosnia's Trump-aligned kingmaker wins big despite electoral ban
    
Giorgio Cafiero
October 08, 2026

        They aren't in uniform, but these US companies are fighting for Ukraine
    
Ted Snider
October 01, 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 Rojas
April 24, 2026
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Iran War

Most Read

The war is most likely to end through a minimalistic ceasefire that opens a path to a broader deal

QiOSK

In tight Iowa and Maine races, voters want to know if incumbents will actually challenge the president on Iran if re-elected

Asia-Pacific

Middle east

The war is most likely to end through a minimalistic ceasefire that opens a path to a broader deal

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

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Washington Politics

Africa

Latin America

Europe

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Military Industrial Complex

The U.S. ends its military campaign in Baghdad after 23 years of fighting. The campaign cost 4,418 US troops their lives and will end up costing nearly $3 trillion through 2050.

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Global Crises

India notched a diplomatic win by simply securing a joint declaration from the bloc amid war in the Middle East

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