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Abdulla Al Junaid Capturing the Kharg, Qeshm, Abu Musa, and Tunb Islands would untangle Tehran’s stranglehold on the Persian Gulf. The ongoing US-Israeli operations against Iran, while so far tactically successful, will not achieve Iran’s capitulation unless Tehran loses its most potent weapon: control over the Strait of …

Lawrence J. Haas The US’ tactical successes against Iran would have a greater effect if they served broader objectives. The US military campaign against Iran is both long overdue and impressive. Washington is finally striking back wholeheartedly against a regime that’s been at war with the United States …

Mohammed Ayoob The lesson that Tehran will take away from this conflict is that it needs an ironclad deterrent in the form of a nuclear weapon. The primary objective of the war now unfolding following the attack by Israel and the United States on Iran is clear: preventing …

Hadi Elis When the U.S. Air Force launched its campaign against Iran on February 28, 2026, it marked a stark shift from the limited strikes of June 2025. This time, Washington’s intentions were explicit: regime change. Unlike the previous engagement, the 2026 operations were framed as a systematic …

Douglas E. Schoen and Carly Cooperman Two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, Americans are divided on the military operation itself, yet far more united about the threat Iran poses and the goals of the war. That is the central finding from new polling conducted by our firm, Schoen Cooperman Research …

Let’s go back to the 1950s and reexamine spheres of potential U.S. influence of the time. And let us ask, even without the benefit of hindsight, which political miscalculations of that era on the part of the United States have significant repercussions well into 2026? Rethinking decisions made …

Valerio Castrechini In the history of the European Union, federalists have always been present. But today, Europe is put in a dangerous position in world politics, one where it can either fall in the abyss or rise as one federal system that can compete with other strong actors. …

Sibgha Hadi The expected encounter between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping occurs at one of the most unstable times in world politics. As the United States is in a military conflict with Iran and the tension is escalating throughout the Middle East, the summit …

Chinese stocks recovered from early losses on Monday as optimism over a domestic chipmaking breakthrough helped offset investor anxiety about the deepening Middle East conflict and uncertainty surrounding an upcoming summit between the leaders of China and the United States. Markets had opened cautiously amid rising geopolitical tensions …