Europe
As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?
For the former foreign minister, Emmanuel Macron’s equivocation on Iran is a retreat from the Gaullist tradition of French strategic autonomy
March 17, 2026
Middle East
Middle East
Trump bombing US-Arab relations back to the 70s
Two weeks of escalation have all but eliminated the possibility of a detente in the Persian Gulf
March 17, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
Trump wages war, his sons get payoff through savvy investments
Eric and Don Jr. are backing myriad weapons technology companies, including drones, which are very much in demand in Iran conflict
March 17, 2026
Middle East
Not so diplomatic: Witkoff, Kushner, and Trump’s march to war in Iran
Reports indicate that two of the president’s key advisers offered misleading advice that helped push the US toward conflict
March 14, 2026
QiOSK
Hegseth lauds Iran campaign but ignores shrinking US stockpiles
Washington burned through $5.6 billion in munitions in first two days of war, according to the Pentagon’s own estimates
March 13, 2026
Middle East
Trump's war is a gift to Iran’s hardliners
Conflict risks strengthening the country's most confrontational actors while narrowing the space for reformists
March 13, 2026
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