The US can’t break China’s critical minerals dominance by itself
In the aftermath of Angola’s devastating civil war, in 2006, one of Africa’s most essential…
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The shadow war: Confronting Iran’s playbook
I have spent years on the ground across the corridors that shape global power — Africa, the…
$20 billion won’t buy peace with Iran
Washington has been here before and it rarely ends well. Every few years, the same idea comes…
Tehran’s Art of the Deal
In the early 2010s, I was sitting in a park in north Tehran with an Iranian intelligence…
Blockading the Strait of Hormuz is not worth the risk
As the United States Navy moves to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the world is watching for a…
WATCH LIVE: Helsinki Commission gathers to debate Vatican diplomacy as Trump feuds with Pope Leo
The Helsinki Commission will gather experts for a 2 p.m. panel on the relationship between the…
US, Iran, and Pakistan hold direct three-way talks in Islamabad
The United States and Iran are engaging in a rare face-to-face meeting on Saturday in Pakistan,…
Why a deal with Tehran is a trap for Trump
As the smoke begins to clear from the high-intensity phase of Operation Epic Fury, Washington…
The Trump-Vance dynamic is the key to solving the Iran problem
The recent announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran has been met with a striking…
Trump must secure Iran’s irreversible nuclear dismantlement or resume strikes
The United States and Israel have delivered a near-devastating blow to the Iranian regime. In a…
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