Global Crises
The forgotten fugitives of US forever wars
It's great when Washington can end the conflicts it starts, but on this World Refugee Day let's recall that the ensuing crises they cause are not so easily controlled
June 19, 2026
Middle East
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Who asked for Doug Feith's opinion anyway?
The most discredited Iraq war architect assails Trump’s Iran deal in the Washington Post. Can there be a less effective spokesman for the neoconservative critics of Trump's MoU?
June 18, 2026
Middle East
Trump ended his idiotic Iran war. Good.
Was it worth it? Of course not. But comparing his Iran deal with Obama's or decrying the terms risks falling into the same traps as previous presidents
June 18, 2026
Middle East
The Strait of Hormuz to re-open. Now what?
Its closure may have 'permanently altered' the world's economy
June 18, 2026
Middle East
After the Iran War, is UAE the odd man out?
Attacks from Tehran and the possibility of closer ties with Tel Aviv have left Abu Dhabi facing a difficult balancing act in a changing Gulf order.
June 18, 2026
Middle East
Meet the biggest winner of the war with Iran
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf began the conflict as a controversial speaker of parliament. He ends it as a leading presidential hopeful.
June 18, 2026
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