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Iran studied US airstrike tactics; extracted missiles, launchers: NYT Iran successfully studied the flight patterns of American fighter jets and bombers, allowing it to defend more effectively against US airstrikes, The New York Times reported, citing a senior US military official. Tehran also used a period of ceasefire …
May, 2026
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20 May
Trump threatens Iran with new attack, backs off in same statement
US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with yet another attack, contradicting statements he made yesterday about “holding off” an allegedly planned offensive at the request of multiple Gulf states. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump claimed he was only an hour away from authorizing an attack …
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20 May
Migration, War, and Misinterpretation — Rethinking the Syrian Crisis Narrative
Had Elis The question is uncomfortable, but increasingly asked in certain political and analytical circles: did the Syrian civil war inadvertently—or deliberately—reshape the demographic landscape of Western countries? At first glance, the idea may seem conspiratorial. Yet beneath it lies a set of legitimate concerns about migration patterns, …
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20 May
Iran Demands Reparations and United States Troop Withdrawal in New Peace Proposal
Iran has publicly outlined key elements of its latest peace proposal to the United States, demanding reparations for war damage, the withdrawal of United States forces from areas near Iran, and the lifting of economic sanctions as part of any broader agreement. According to comments from Iranian Deputy …
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20 May
The Power of the AI Chip: The Techno-statecraft Approach in the US-China Great Power Rivalry
The recent H200 chip export authorisation marks a new form of power signalling in the technopolitics sphere. Advanced AI chips are the newest weapons in the US-China great power rivalry, playing out in the battlefield of technological advancement and control. In the case of AI chips, state behavior …
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20 May
The Arctic Frontline: NATO, Russia, and China’s Race for the North
For years the Arctic was viewed as a geopolitical periphery which is remote, inaccessible and strategically and marginally strategic to regions such as the Persian Gulf or the Indo-Pacific. But in 2026, that perception is rapidly changing. As Europe grapples with another energy crisis, LNG markets remain volatile …
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20 May
The New Global Energy Chessboard: Chokepoints, LNG Routes and the Fight for Resilience
Yannis Bassias The global system no longer snaps back after crises, it drifts, it thickens, it carries its shocks forward. The world behaves less like a market and more like a material under pressure, a structure that remembers every hit. Elasticity fades, anelasticity takes over, recovery becomes partial, …
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20 May
Iran War Disrupts Hormuz Oil Flow and Raises Questions Over Petrodollar Dominance
The ongoing conflict involving Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are placing growing strain on the global oil trading system, which has long been dominated by the United States dollar. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy corridors, with a significant …
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20 May
Strategic Ambiguity Is Becoming the Gulf’s New Deterrence Doctrine
In the Gulf, the most important signals are increasingly the ones no actor fully confirms. For decades, Gulf security rested on a relatively clear deterrence model: the United States would protect the flow of energy; Iran would threaten disruption but usually avoid full closure of the Strait of …
