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        Iran War
    

        For peace with Iran to work a reckoning with Israel is in order
    
James R. Webb
April 09, 2026

        Emergency waivers move arms for Israel, UAE to speed lane
    
Stavroula Pabst
April 09, 2026

        Is Israel already sabotaging Iran ceasefire?
    
Eldar Mamedov
April 08, 2026

        A ceasefire on Iran's terms underscores war's strategic blunder
    
Trita Parsi
April 08, 2026

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        Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz
    
James A. Russell
March 31, 2026

        Israelis don't pay for the weapons we 'sell' to them — US taxpayers do
    
Stephen Semler
April 06, 2026

        Grief, anger, disbelief: War proponents lose it over​ ceasefire
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
April 08, 2026

        Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade is headed for a bust
    
Eldar Mamedov
April 13, 2026

        Hormuz is not a tool to end the war but how Iran wins the aftermath
    
Mohammad Eslami
Zeynab Malakouti
April 04, 2026
Global Crises
        Trump risks war backlash from the heartland: American farmers
    Even if Gulf shipping reopens tomorrow, supply lags and energy costs are driving fertilizer and other input costs sky high — just in time for planting season
Blaise Malley
April 14, 2026
Middle East
        Lacing up LBJ's shoes, Trump is walking willingly into a trap
    
Martin Di Caro
April 14, 2026
Washington Politics
        Think the Iran war is a disaster? Blame these DC think tanks first.
    
Jim Lobe
April 14, 2026
Asia-Pacific 
        Japan's new long-range missiles put US-China on collision course
    
Pavel Devyatkin
April 10, 2026
Asia-Pacific 
        Kim Jong Un waiting for Trump, but there's a path right in front of him
    
James Park
April 10, 2026
Middle East
        Are US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan doomed to fail?
    
Farah N. Jan
April 10, 2026
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        Trump: US to block Hormuz,  shooting ourselves & allies in foot
    Washington is clearly trying to process its failure at the negotiating table in Islamabad on Saturday
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
April 12, 2026

        Could US-Iran talks in Islamabad bring gas prices back down?
    
Connor Echols
April 10, 2026

        Grief, anger, disbelief: War proponents lose it over​ ceasefire
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
April 08, 2026

        Did Trump just threaten genocide in Iran?
    
Steven Simon
April 07, 2026

        Trump hails rescue of airmen as proof Iran is losing
    
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
April 06, 2026

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        Africa
    

        Vastly dependent on imports, Africans scramble amid oil crisis
    
Dan M. Ford
March 31, 2026

        Trump's Sahel reset banks on 'sovereignty,' guns + minerals deals
    
Alex Thurston
March 23, 2026

        Trump's 'commercial diplomacy' runs into violent reality
    
Dan M. Ford
Lee Schlenker
March 12, 2026

        South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)
    
Dan M. Ford
February 03, 2026
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        Latin America
    

        Jayapal: US policy is ‘strangling’ Cuba
    
Connor Echols
April 09, 2026

        How years of US policy put Cubans on a path to Gitmo
    
Yumna Rizvi
April 08, 2026

        What's behind Trump's 180-degree turn, allowing Russian oil to Cuba?
    
Lee Schlenker
March 30, 2026

        Hezbollah in Latin America: A political bugaboo rolling out on cue
    
Mike LaSusa
March 19, 2026
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        Europe
    

        What Viktor Orban's crushing defeat in Hungary really means
    
Molly O'Neal
April 13, 2026

        Russia's 'shadow fleet' makes mockery of UK naval power
    
Ian Proud
April 13, 2026

        VP Vance rushes to Hungary to save Viktor Orban's political life
    
Marc Martorell Junyent
April 07, 2026

        Is the Iran War breaking NATO forever?
    
Anatol Lieven
March 31, 2026
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        north america
    

        Trump's Greenland, Canada threats reflect angst over Russia shipping
    
Ian Proud
February 02, 2026

        Canada is not interested in White House boot licking. So what?
    
Zachary Paikin
January 30, 2026

        Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build 'freedom cities'
    
Pavel Devyatkin
January 13, 2026

        Is Greenland next? Denmark says, not so fast.
    
Pavel Devyatkin
January 05, 2026
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Even if Gulf shipping reopens tomorrow, supply lags and energy costs are driving fertilizer and other input costs sky high — just in time for planting season

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Washington is clearly trying to process its failure at the negotiating table in Islamabad on Saturday

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Even if Gulf shipping reopens tomorrow, supply lags and energy costs are driving fertilizer and other input costs sky high — just in time for planting season

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