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China Cannot Avoid the U.S. Dollar

Norbert Tofall Despite the very real structural weaknesses in the U.S. economy, no BRICS+ country – not even China – and…
Global markets trade lower as US-Iran tensions, chip selloff weigh on sentiment

Global markets traded lower Friday as heavy selling in semiconductor shares and escalating US-Iran tensions weighed on i…
Apple overtakes Nvidia as world’s most valuable company amid AI selloff

Mücahithan Avcıoğlu Apple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, as rene…
Why Did the EU’s Latest Russia Sanctions Package Shrink?

On July 17, the Council of the European Union quietly froze the assets of one Russian executive and five companies belon…
Renewed Gulf Hostilities, Elevated Regional and Global Uncertainty

By Dan Steinbock Renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and Israel’s continuing military campaigns reflect rising risks of a wide…
The Iranian Question: Why “Permanent Solutions” Fail

Dr. Yashwant Singh Few phrases in statecraft are as seductive, and as historically unreliable, as the “permanent solutio…
NATO’s New Center of Gravity? Turkey, Britain, and the Reordering of the Euro-Atlantic Alliance

Hadi Elis The 2026 NATO Summit may ultimately be remembered not for its official communiqués, but for the questions it r…
What It Means for China and the Future of AI?

Dr.Nadya Hilmi UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres , Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Chinese President Xi…
Washington and Tehran Now Agree that Sea is Billable

On July 14 the crews of the Mombasa and the Al Bahiyah found out. Two UAE-flagged tankers were hit by Iranian cruise mis…
Can Pakistan Match India’s Most Dangerous New Nuclear Capability?

India has quietly crossed a threshold that Pakistan has no answer to —for the first time in the history of South Asian n…
Why US Middle East Policy Keeps Failing, From Iraq to Iran

Owen Kirby The Middle East – for many Western observers – is something akin to Long Covid. One day you believe you are t…
Is a Turkey–Israel War Actually Coming?

In March, Israeli F-35s struck three sites in central Syria that Turkish planners had quietly earmarked for a future air…

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Why Jordan Is Losing Patience With Iran

March 22, 2026

Iran’s missile attacks have alienated the Hashemite Kingdom, but the chances of Jordan joining the …
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Vision or Vanity? Deconstructing the Trump Gaza Development Plan

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Washington’s Strategy Against Iran: Victory Without Firing a Shot

January 31, 2026
China and EVs: The “Involutionary” Dilemma

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America’s AI Pivot to the Gulf

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