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Hormuz chokepoint? Turkey wants to be king of the Middle Corridor
The outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz catalyzed an energy market shock that reverberated…
Iraq PM embraces his inner Michael Corleone — for the best of reasons
In the iconic final sequence of The Godfather, Michael Corleone eliminated his rivals one by one while his son was being baptized. The…
Thinking twice about that US-China superwar
President Donald Trump has proved, yet again, why America’s founders wisely insisted that only Congress could declare war. The legislative branch must empower…
NATO Summit: Time to take the transatlantic crisis by the horns
The mood ahead of NATO’s 34th summit in Ankara beginning on Tuesday can hardly be described as jubilant, and for good reason: the…
Gulf State Catch-22: Time to drop US as chief security guarantor?
At Davos in January, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised the audience with his open call for “middle powers” to band together and…
Israel wants to build space attack lasers now
As if its wars on Earth were not enough, Israel now plans to develop offensive laser weapons for use in space. “No country…
Seeing in real time why founders kicked monarchy to the curb
This article is part of an RS series reflecting on the 250th anniversary of American Independence and its impact and meaning for modern…
Forget the Vietnam war ‘gap’ we have a real credibility chasm today
This article is part of an RS series reflecting on the 250th anniversary of American Independence and its impact and meaning for modern…
New Solomon Islands PM breaks with China, cozies up to the West
The Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific recently emerged from weeks of parliamentary turmoil and a leadership shake-up resulting in a new government….
US knows UAE fueling war in Sudan but $1.4 trillion is getting in the way
Massad Boulos, the Trump Administration’s top adviser for Africa and point man on Sudan, recently spoke before the United Nations Security Council and…
