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Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Europe

Reagan & Gorby: What happened in Reykjavik didn't stay in Reykjavik

Forty years later, their efforts remind us of what is possible if leaders are willing to take chances and buck their foreign policy establishments

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at a sessino of parliament in early 2026
Middle East

Is Iran poised to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Opposition to the agreement now goes beyond the country's most hardline elements

Mohammed bin Salman Donald Trump
Middle East

Clock ticking on Democrat effort to kill flawed US-Saudi nuke deal

Members will have a limited time after the midterms to bring a resolution to a vote. Then again, Trump's own conditions might spoil the pact anyway.

NATO Arctic
Europe

Ukraine war spreads to Arctic as nuclear tensions escalate

Kyiv strikes on Moscow's energy infrastructure in the Yamal region was the deepest, and likely most expensive yet

Trump nukes
Middle East

Turns out having nukes provided the US very little leverage

The weapon Washington insists Iran must never possess proved largely incapable forcing Tehran to capitulate or prevent it from retaliating in this war

France is doubling down on nukes. Will Europe pay a price?
Europe

France is doubling down on nukes. Will Europe pay a price?

Macron's efforts to deploy strategic warheads in Scandinavia may strain relations with Russia — and within NATO