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...
Why Did the EU’s Latest Russia Sanctions Package Shrink?
On July 17, the Council of the European Union quietly froze the assets of one Russian executive and five companies belonging to a single...
Washington and Tehran Now Agree that Sea is Billable
On July 14 the crews of the Mombasa and the Al Bahiyah found out. Two UAE-flagged tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles in...
Canberra’s Strategic Rise in Oceania
The Asia Pacific’s geopolitical balance is under change. While the U.S. remains the main architect of the plan, it is Australia that is becoming...
From Putin Ally to Critic: Ilya Remeslo Arrested in Russia
The detention of Russian blogger and lawyer Ilya Remeslo marks another significant moment in Russia's tightening restrictions on freedom of expression, illustrating how public...
Can the United States Go it Alone? The Real Cost of a Post-NATO Defense Strategy
As the NATO summit took place July 7th through 8th in Ankara, American pressure on European leaders to meet increased defense spending benchmarks took...
The Geopolitics of Lunar Helium-3 pMining and the U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund Stagnation
The greatest geopolitical and economic challenge facing the United States today is the proliferation of international Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs.) While the United States...
How Beijing Is Telling the Story of America’s 250 Years, and Why the Story Keeps Changing
When Washington celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, the celebrations will arrive bruised. There will be the customary...
Europe Needs a College of Europe at the Black Sea – part 1
Constanța on a summer evening can feel like a scene from another era—the sound of an old French chanson drifting over the promenade, families...
How Are Iranians Coping as US Attacks Deepen the Crisis?
A renewed wave of U.S. attacks on Iran has shattered the fragile sense of stability that emerged during the recent ceasefire, plunging millions of...