To Beat a State-Capitalist Rival, Washington Became One: Inside the New Critical Minerals Race
On July 10, almost exactly a year after the Pentagon announced it was becoming the largest shareholder in MP Materials, the International Energy Agency...
Washington Arrived Late: Syria’s Economic Reintegration Is Already a Gulf-Run Enterprise
On July 13, at Damascus's Dama Rose Hotel, Syria's economy minister, Nidal al-Shaar, stood before executives from Chevron, Visa, Citibank, EY and a dozen...
Are Terrorist Networks Entering a New Era of Cooperation?
For much of the modern era, terrorist organizations have been understood through the prism of ideology. Ethno nationalist insurgencies have pursued territorial autonomy, while...
Europe’s North African Gas Bet Isn’t Diversification — It’s a Two-Country Wager
Last Friday, in Berlin, Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed an expanded gas agreement with Germany — the second Algerian-German gas deal in three years,...
Ukraine’s New Military Chief Faces First Major Test
Ukraine's new top general, Mykhailo Drapatyi, faces significant challenges as he takes over amid the ongoing war with Russia. Appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,...
Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Pact Could Reshape Middle East Security
The Trump administration supports a nuclear energy agreement with Saudi Arabia that would allow the country to enrich uranium and process spent nuclear fuel,...
Turkey’s Next Elections: Can Erdogan Run Again?
Turkey's opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, plans to create a new party to rival President Tayyip Erdogan, which may help Erdogan maintain his power after...
The Strait of Hormuz Is Where Every Iran Ceasefire Goes to Die
On the morning of 7 July, an Iranian vessel struck three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Within 48 hours — at the...
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 airbase. No Turkish soldier had...
Can Trump ‘Cut Off All Trade’ With Spain?
U. S. President Trump expressed his intention to impose a trade embargo on Spain, instructing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to "cut off all trade....