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Iran's trap for the Gulf - the region is becoming impossible to insure

Middle East Stephen Holmes - March 23, 2026.

It can take generations to build a reputation for reliability – and a matter of weeks to destroy it. That asymmetry is the most important strategic...

Attacks by pro-Iranian hackers are spreading in the West and the Middle East

Middle East TA | AP Insight - March 12, 2026.

Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American...

Iran after the first strikes – a degradation of power, not a quick victory

Middle East The Editorial Board - February 28, 2026.

The US military build-up in the region had been ongoing for weeks. Aircraft carriers, escort battle groups, strategic bombers and logistics units were deployed openly,...

Can the US economy afford the Iran War?

Economy Desmond Lachman - March 9, 2026.

Until recently, one of the MAGA movement’s most deeply held convictions was that American blood and treasure should not be expended abroad when Americans –...

Trump's goals in Cuba can be achieved without the use of force

Politics Roberta Lajous - March 12, 2026.

Ever since Fidel Castro’s forces overthrew Fulgencio Batista’s regime in 1959, Cuba has served as a revolutionary paradigm for Latin American leftists – and America’s...

How protected are Saudi Arabia and its energy infrastructure from airstrikes?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - March 3, 2026.

Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has faced sustained missile and drone pressure. Ballistic missiles, land-attack cruise missiles, and one-way attack UAVs have been used, testing geometry,...

What lies behind the falloff in China's military flights around Taiwan?

China TA | AP Insight - March 13, 2026.

Over the years, a regular Chinese campaign of sending warplanes flying toward Taiwan — the self-governing island it claims as its territory — has raised...

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