War with Iran

Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, explains why Gulf states face not just a security challenge but a serious economic one, and why this moment demands deeper regional cooperation, military interoperability, and a sustained US partnership.

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Most people think about the war in Ukraine in terms of weapons: air defense systems, artillery, drones, munitions.

But the next phase of the war may be shaped by something far less visible, explains Clara Kaluderovic, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council Eurasia Center.

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What is the US strategy for victory in Iran? Is the US starting another “forever war” in the Middle East?

In the latest episode of ‘So What’s the Strategy?,’ former Trump official Alex Gray joins host Matthew Kroenig to discuss.

For more, watch or listen to the full episode of the podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/podcast/so-whats-the-strategy-for-iran/

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Is the war with Iran helping or hurting US strategy in the Indo-Pacific and elsewhere?

Alex Gray, who helped set Iran strategy in the first Trump administration, joins host Matthew Kroenig to discuss President Trump's strategy for the war with Iran.

For more on the ongoing war and how to understand Washington’s strategy for victory, watch the full episode of the podcast, So what's the strategy for Iran? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSozx9NLEM

Why are we fighting? How long will the war last? We hit the streets of Washington, DC, to gather your questions about the war in Iran.

Watch Nate Swanson, director of the Atlantic Council's Iran Strategy Project, explain what's happening now and what might come next.

Learn more at https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/war-with-iran/

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Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, breaks down the biggest question hanging over the region: will the US-Israel-Iran crisis spiral further?

The stakes stretch far beyond the Gulf. Whatever comes next will reshape dynamics across Azerbaijan and the wider neighborhood.

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In this episode, host Matthew Kroenig is joined by Alex Gray, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center, to discuss the ongoing war with Iran and how to understand Washington’s strategy for victory. Alex was chief of staff at the National Security Council during the first Trump administration and was in that role when US President Donald Trump oversaw the military operation that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

Amid the current conflict in Iran, investors have rushed back into dollar-denominated assets. This comes after a volatile year for the currency, marked by debate over its safe-haven status and speculation about whether a coordinated “Sell America” or "Hedge America" strategy could be used as a tool of geopolitical coercion.

Lize de Kruijf from the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center explains how to interpret the dollar’s safe haven status.

To learn more, check out the Dollar Dominance Monitor: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geoeconomics-center/dollar-dominance-monitor/

"Russia really stands to benefit from the conflict in the Middle East," argues Kimberly Donovan, director of the Atlantic Council's Economic Statecraft Initiative.

To prevent this, "Western partners are going to have to work more closely together to enforce existing sanctions," she added.

For more on the state of Russia's economy four years after the invasion of Ukraine, watch the full episode of the Guide to the Global Economy podcast here: https://youtu.be/NqP5WwQUjBE

Or in audio form wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/podcast/whats-the-state-of-russias-economy/

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