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
Specials
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
Middle East
Seizing Iran’s ‘crown jewel’ would be a suicide mission
An operation to hold Tehran's oil hostage by taking over Kharg Island could end up delivering the regime hostages of its own
March 19, 2026
Middle East
Vast number of Trump voters want him to declare victory and get out
A new Quincy Institute/American Conservative poll showing cracks in MAGA support and no interest in boots on the ground
March 18, 2026
Middle East
Israel's assassination game: Take all pragmatists off the board
The killing of Ali Larijani paves the way for more hardliners to fill the void, and conveniently for some, less chance to end the war peacefully
March 18, 2026
Middle East
Like Iraq, key intelligence before Iran strikes was ignored
This fits a familiar pattern: information is welcomed when it licenses action, sidelined when it constrains it
March 18, 2026
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