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Apr 2, 2026

الفصائل المدعومة من إيران تُدمِّر العراق—يجب على بغداد مواجهتها

By فيكتوريا تايلور

واشنطن — انفجر منزل يوم 13 مارس في حي الكرادة ببغداد، وانتشرت مقاطع مصورة للمشهد الملتهب على نطاق واسع عبر منصات التواصل الاجتماعي. يبدو أن الضربة — التي نفّذتها الولايات المتحدة على الأرجح، وإن لم تُقرّ بها علنًا حتى الآن — كانت تستهدف أبو حسين الحامداوي، زعيم كتائب حزب الله، وهو فصيل مسلح بارز مدعوم من إيران في العراق. وتشير […]

Arabic Conflict

Dispatches

Apr 2, 2026

Iran-backed militias are destroying Iraq. Baghdad must take them on.

By Victoria J. Taylor 

Iraq cannot continue like this, with drones and rockets menacing the country, and militias assassinating and kidnapping activists and journalists.

Conflict Iran

Dispatches

Apr 1, 2026

Trump’s path forward on Iran will determine US-Israeli war alignment

By Daniel B. Shapiro, Cleary Waldo

The US president faces three main options: pursue a negotiated off-ramp, adopt an ongoing attrition strategy, or “escalate to de-escalate” militarily. 

Conflict Iran

Dispatches

Mar 31, 2026

Five takeaways for US policymakers about China’s new five-year development plan

By Melanie Hart, Caroline Costello, Samantha Wong

Chinese leaders are much more focused on their nation’s strengths than its weaknesses, and they are feeling bullish about the future.

Artificial Intelligence China

Dispatches

Mar 31, 2026

By alienating its intelligence partners, the US risks losing more than trust

By Tressa Guenov

Taking actions that erode its intelligence partners’ trust threatens to put the United States at a strategic disadvantage against its adversaries.

Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific

Dispatches

Mar 30, 2026

The Iran war has set in motion a global realignment

By Ratko M. Knežević

This period may be remembered not as a series of isolated crises, but as the moment when global ambiguity collapsed.

Conflict Economy & Business

Dispatches

Mar 30, 2026

Europe needs a 21st-century containment strategy toward Russia

By Vytautas Leškevičius, Julia Salabert

Only a policy toward Russia grounded in strength, combined with a refusal to compromise on core principles, can alter the Kremlin’s calculus.

Defense Policy Geopolitics & Energy Security

Dispatches

Mar 30, 2026

Inside Tehran’s toll booth

By Alisha Chhangani

Iran is using formal, semi‑formal, and informal channels, as well as entirely new systems, to avoid US sanctions and sell oil to China.

China Conflict

Dispatches

Mar 27, 2026

Ten lessons from the first month of the Iran war

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts identify ten important takeaways from the Iran war so far, covering issues from global energy markets to the Iranian regime.

Conflict Economy & Business

Dispatches

Mar 27, 2026

What does Bangladesh’s new government need to do to revitalize democracy?

By Will Mortenson

The new leadership in Bangladesh should focus on both short-term economic development and forward-looking constitutional reforms.

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions
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