Global Crises
What if we actually nuked our way around the Hormuz blockage?
Newt Gingrich thinks we need extreme measures to reopen the Persian Gulf. It’s safe to say that the era of frictionless global trade is over.
March 21, 2026
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Middle East
Israel accusing Iran of lawbreaking is the height of hypocrisy
After years of flouting the UN and Geneva Conventions Israel suddenly has an attack of legal propriety now that it is on the receiving end
March 20, 2026
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Zelensky versus the EU: Will Ukraine ever get in?
Russia is not putting up any resistance to Kyiv's membership, but European members are
March 20, 2026
Asia-Pacific
If surviving Trump meeting was goal, Takaichi leaves DC a winner
The Japanese prime minister didn't get what she wanted regarding Chinese security assurances, but nor was she talked into joining Iran war
March 20, 2026
QiOSK
Trump's window for face-saving exit may be closing now
Escalation is only putting him in a lose-lose situation, so negotiating is the only option. However, Iran's growing leverage could prevent an easy off-ramp.
March 19, 2026
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Tulsi Gabbard distances US war goals further from Israel's
In the congressional hot seat Thursday, the DNI and CIA director John Ratcliffe insisted Tel Aviv was focused on regime change but Washington was not
March 19, 2026
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