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The Persian Gulf is blowing up. These 3 obstacles explain why.
Middle East

The Persian Gulf is blowing up. These 3 obstacles explain why.

Iran might have won the strategic contest, but the current impasse is frightening

What will the West do if Mali falls to jihadists?
Africa

What will the West do if Mali falls to jihadists?

Militants have created chaos in the country, creating fears that the junta could be replaced with an even worse regime

Iranian revolution
Middle East

America’s hate-hate affair with Iran: A collision course for the ages

An interview with diplomat, scholar, and author Dr. Shireen Tahmaseeb Hunter

Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor
Africa

Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor

With Strait of Hormuz closed, the US is reportedly seeking normalization with coastline state in the Horn of Africa. But it would be courting rivals, too.

Trump White House rose garden
QiOSK

Navy to 'guide' vessels through the Hormuz Strait. Well, sort of.

Trump's 'Project Freedom' gambit failed to quell oil markets today, for good reason.

How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo
Africa

How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo

American support is emboldening DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, creating powerful expectations in Kinshasa