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Hung Cao
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Navy: Iran war stockpile woes behind 'pause' on aid to Taiwan​

But Trump called the freeze a ‘negotiating chip’ with China. Which is it?

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Middle East

Is the petrodollar a war casualty or death greatly exaggerated?

Washington has a choice between managing what is a shift away from US backed currency, or accelerating it.

Ukraine drone attack
Military Industrial Complex

Militaries are drone-happy but populations are living in terror

What governments are hailing as the future, ordinary civilians from Ukraine to Congo call harbingers of death and destruction

Thomas Barrack
Middle East

Tom Barrack's highwire act in the Middle East enters its second year

Trump's ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria has earned a mixed reception for his unconventional diplomatic approach

Joe Kent in
Middle East

Joe Kent: Trump can't end war until Israel taken out of the loop

In a wide-ranging interview the ex-counterterrorism chief also balks at arguments that Americans need to 'sacrifice' in order to prevent a future nuclear attack

Iraq's new prime minister faces 'mission impossible' over Iran
Middle East

Iraq's new prime minister faces 'mission impossible' over Iran

Balancing between Washington and Tehran on the militia issue will require a delicate touch from businessman Ali al-Zaidi