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The ongoing confrontation between the US and Iran is also setting a stage for some novel norms of warfare – those that are less visible and transformative in nature. The emergence of the nuclear age is its best manifestation. The United States for the first time in history, …
April, 2026
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9 April
Iran, Trump, and the Imperial Licence to Break the Law
Donald Trump’s war on Iran has done what imperial wars often do. It has stripped the familiar vocabulary to the bone. The old words are still there, of course. Security. Stability. Deterrence. Order. But they no longer conceal very much. When a president threatens to wreck power plants, …
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9 April
Will Bonds Ever Recover? Why Pre-War Levels Are Out of Reach
Global bond markets might recover slightly but are not expected to fully bounce back from the selloff caused by the war, mainly because energy prices and inflation are expected to remain high for an extended period. A ceasefire between the U. S. and Iran was apparently negotiated late …
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9 April
Trump claims victory, but Iran holds the real card: a bruised but powerful grip on Hormuz
Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended with President Trump claiming victory, but the ceasefire has solidified the power of Iran’s radical government, which controls the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for global energy. Analysts believe this conflict will be seen as a major …
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9 April
WTO’s Trade Multilateralism, its Basic Principles of Global Trading
In this interview, Pradeep S. Mehta, discusses and reviews further a number of questions that emerged during the four-day conference in Cameroon. Delegates attend the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 14th ministerial meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon, March 28, 2026. WTO/Handout via REUTERS The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World …
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7 April
Why Russia Can’t Capitalize on the Iran War’s Gas Shock
The Iran War has tightened global gas markets, but Russia no longer has the flexibility, routes, or market power to turn turmoil into strategic gain. When the Iran War disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and tightened global gas balances, a familiar assumption quickly resurfaced: Russia, possessing the largest proven natural gas …
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7 April
Why Donald Trump Must Finish the Job in Iran
Ahmed Charai The Iranian people must be given the chance to end the Islamic Republic following the completion of US military objectives. The Iran War has settled one question once and for all: the regime in Tehranis not a difficult negotiating partner or a misunderstood regional power. It …
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7 April
From the Gulf to Israel: The Unraveling of the Security Illusion and the Onset of a New Era
Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The circulating discussions about the potential relocation of U.S. military bases from the Gulf to Israel are not merely passing leaks or tactical adjustments driven by immediate military needs. They signal a deeper strategic shift—one that touches the very foundation of the relationship between Washington …
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6 April
Iran’s Shadow War May Extend to the Sahel
Dr. Cherkaoui Roudoani In the early hours of a recent morning, surveillance aircraft tracked an unmarked convoy crossing the desert corridors linking the Sahel to the Atlantic coast. It carried no insignia, followed no declared route—and yet, it revealed a growing strategic reality: instability in peripheral regions rarely …
