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The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran
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The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran

However the Iran war unfolds, it will prove to be a strategic self-own in our great-power competition with China

What if we actually nuked our way around the Hormuz blockage?
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What if we actually nuked our way around the Hormuz blockage?

Newt Gingrich thinks we need extreme measures to reopen the Persian Gulf. It’s safe to say that the era of frictionless global trade is over.

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‘Axis of cope’: What happens when they learn all the wrong lessons?

Now that things haven't gone quite as planned, watch Washington hawks dial it up more, this time against China

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Trump's ill-fated attempt to copy Israel's 'mowing the grass' strategy

From Venezuela to Iran, the president thinks he can avoid 'the forever war trap' but that is exactly what we're going to get

‘Water War’ rages as India-Pakistan tensions reach boiling point
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‘Water War’ rages as India-Pakistan tensions reach boiling point

A new dam is emblematic of a fraught relationship between the neighboring nations, experts say

Are we on the precipice of World War III?
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Are we on the precipice of World War III?

Countless potential black swan events could spark a collapse of our fragile geopolitical order