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        Iran War
    

        Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud
    
Daniel Brumberg
September 05, 2026

        After Iran, US signals major security shift in the Middle East
    
Abdelrahim Shalaby
August 31, 2026

        New US strikes on Iran may restart war Trump wants to freeze
    
Trita Parsi
August 30, 2026

        Trump's war and tariffs are having a nasty effect on interest rates
    
Karthik Sankaran
August 27, 2026

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        Pentagon puts $131 billion price tag on 1970s-era fighter
    
Mark Thompson
September 03, 2026

        Why are so many Vance allies leaving the administration?
    
Connor Echols
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
September 02, 2026

        On this Labor Day, Trump offers no sympathy to working Americans
    
Harrison Berger
September 07, 2026

        House to universities: Don't you dare boycott Israel
    
Blaise Malley
September 03, 2026

        Trump plan to control Venezuelan oil has more holes than Swiss cheese
    
Orlando Pérez
September 01, 2026
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        Hegseth has been a disaster. It's time for Trump to fire him.
    The secretary of defense has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unqualified for the job
Daniel L. Davis
September 09, 2026
Europe
        Despite Trump denials, US still sending Ukraine billions in aid
    
Jennifer Kavanagh
September 09, 2026
Europe
        Norway's seizure of a Russian vessel is a dangerous escalation
    
Pavel Devyatkin
September 09, 2026
Washington Politics
        The 9/11 mastermind is still awaiting trial after a quarter century
    
John Ryan
September 08, 2026
Europe
        A test of nationalist right, German AfD victory echoes across Europe
    
Molly O'Neal
September 07, 2026
Washington Politics
        On this Labor Day, Trump offers no sympathy to working Americans
    
Harrison Berger
September 07, 2026
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    Biden whistleblower Josh Paul and former Rep. Dennis Kucinich were also on hand to energize the opposition to the Iran War on Saturday
Hekmat Aboukhater
September 07, 2026

        No war? 377 US forces injured since July, 36 in last 2 weeks
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
September 05, 2026

        Witkoff & Kushner to spend Labor Day weekend in Russia, Ukraine
    
Blaise Malley
September 04, 2026

        Trump’s Saudi nuke agreement may prolong the Iran war
    
Trita Parsi
September 02, 2026

        What do current US military ops in Latin America actually look like?
    
Andrew  M. Leonard
August 31, 2026

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        Africa
    

        Somali piracy was under control. Then came the Iran war.
    
Khaled Mahmoud
September 08, 2026

        This Trump-approved trade deal is no tariff, in fact, it's duty free
    
Dan M. Ford
September 04, 2026

        Trump wants to stabilize Libya. Militants have other plans.
    
Khaled Mahmoud
August 26, 2026

        How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in Africa
    
Jonathan Fenton Harvey
August 12, 2026
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        Latin America
    

        Trump plan to control Venezuelan oil has more holes than Swiss cheese
    
Orlando Pérez
September 01, 2026

        Did Fidel Castro's decades-long defiance doom Cuba?
    
Arturo Lopez-Levy
August 18, 2026

        In Latin America, the road to Trump's heart goes through Israel
    
Blaise Malley
August 14, 2026

        Maria Machado hiring DC lobbyists for access to Venezuela's future
    
Julian Cooper
August 13, 2026
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        Europe
    

        Despite Trump denials, US still sending Ukraine billions in aid
    
Jennifer Kavanagh
September 09, 2026

        Norway's seizure of a Russian vessel is a dangerous escalation
    
Pavel Devyatkin
September 09, 2026

        Peace in Ukraine remains far off despite Witkoff-Kushner effort
    
Ian Proud
September 08, 2026

        A test of nationalist right, German AfD victory echoes across Europe
    
Molly O'Neal
September 07, 2026
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        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

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The secretary of defense has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unqualified for the job

QiOSK

Biden whistleblower Josh Paul and former Rep. Dennis Kucinich were also on hand to energize the opposition to the Iran War on Saturday

Asia-Pacific

Middle east

Trump's new sanctions won't alter the complex political dance between Iran's factions. It will, however, help to coalesce them around one goal: regime survival.

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

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Washington Politics

Africa

Latin America

Europe

north america

Military Industrial Complex

Military force — and even economic pressure — without clearly defined outcomes has been the downfall of US war policy for decades

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Global Crises

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran

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