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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

President Johnson in Vietnam
Middle East

Lacing up LBJ's shoes, Trump is walking willingly into a trap

'Choosing War' author Fredrik Logevall on how the Democratic president went from bombing in 1964 to sending 500,000 ground troops into Vietnam by 1967

Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade is headed for a bust
Middle East

Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade is headed for a bust

First of all, if Washington establishmentarians like the idea, there must be something seriously wrong with it

UK Royal Navy
Europe

Russia's 'shadow fleet' makes mockery of UK naval power

Even if Britain sent troops to board escorted tankers, they might be fired upon with no effective military means to push back Moscow's navy

strait of hormuz
Latest

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

Pakistan US-Iran talks
Middle East

Are US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan doomed to fail?

There are significant obstacles in the way of a potential breakthrough in Islamabad this weekend