Iran-backed militias are destroying Iraq. Baghdad must take them on.
Iraq cannot continue like this, with drones and rockets menacing the country, and militias assassinating and kidnapping activists and journalists.
Don’t overlook how ordinary Iranians view the war
The current blind spot of how ordinary Iranians are faring carries both humanitarian and policy implications.
Sanctions waivers on Russian and Iranian oil are set to expire. Here’s what Trump should do next.
Washington should rely on already established mechanisms to limit revenue flows to both Tehran and Moscow.
What Ukraine’s wartime tech ecosystem can teach the rest of the world
Fending off Russian aggression has taught Ukraine important lessons about how to innovate a country’s tech sector and governance to fight a modern war.
Why Peru’s upcoming election matters for US strategy in Latin America
Peru’s election will determine who governs next. But for the US, the more important question is whether Peru can rebuild its governing institutions.
Attacking Iran’s energy and water infrastructure is not a winning strategy
The Iranian regime uses a peculiar sense of symmetry in how it conducts military campaigns that cuts against the proposed US plan.
Don’t count Orbán out yet. Hungary’s opposition faces an uphill battle on April 12.
The current Hungarian prime minister’s party is behind in the polls, but there are several reasons why the upcoming election’s results may differ from polling.
الفصائل المدعومة من إيران تُدمِّر العراق—يجب على بغداد مواجهتها
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…
Iran-backed militias are destroying Iraq. Baghdad must take them on.
Iraq cannot continue like this, with drones and rockets menacing the country, and militias assassinating and kidnapping activists and journalists.
Trump’s path forward on Iran will determine US-Israeli war alignment
The US president faces three main options: pursue a negotiated off-ramp, adopt an ongoing attrition strategy, or “escalate to de-escalate” militarily.
Five takeaways for US policymakers about China’s new five-year development plan
Chinese leaders are much more focused on their nation’s strengths than its weaknesses, and they are feeling bullish about the future.
By alienating its intelligence partners, the US risks losing more than trust
Taking actions that erode its intelligence partners’ trust threatens to put the United States at a strategic disadvantage against its adversaries.
The Iran war has set in motion a global realignment
This period may be remembered not as a series of isolated crises, but as the moment when global ambiguity collapsed.
