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Navy to 'guide' vessels through the Hormuz Strait. Well, sort of.

Trump's 'Project Freedom' gambit failed to quell oil markets today, for good reason.

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Military Industrial Complex

US quest for superweapons runs into reality

This week in The Bunker: President Trump’s Tom Swiftian battleship dream hits rough seas; his impenetrable missile shield of dreams runs into reality; and more.

How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo
Africa

How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo

American support is emboldening DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, creating powerful expectations in Kinshasa

Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize
Africa

Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize

Macron is headed to Nairobi for a reset after years of setbacks in other African states

Trump’s Iran blockade snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
Middle East

Trump’s Iran blockade snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

Washington's search for a 'silver bullet' to defeat Tehran has made it all but impossible to secure a deal

Will Gulf states turn to Israel for protection from Iran?
Middle East

Will Gulf states turn to Israel for protection from Iran?

Threats from Tehran and regional uncertainty are reshaping regional security, but not all Gulf states are moving in the same direction