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Strait of Hormuz Shipping Recovery May Take Weeks Despite US-Iran Deal
The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints, has experienced severe disruption since conflict between Iran and the United States...
Why Is China Giving Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing a Diplomatic Lifeline?
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing's state visit to China marks one of the most important diplomatic moments for the country's military leadership since the...
Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule: Governance Through Systematic Repression and Gender Apartheid
Afghanistan's Taliban governance since August 2021 has evolved from ad-hoc rule through violence into a systematized apparatus of repression codified through formal legislation. What...
The War That Changed the Middle East: Iran’s Rise as a Regional Power
The confrontation between Iran, Israel, and the United States may mark a strategic turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics. As Tehran moves from a...
Hegemony, Sovereignty, and the Price of the American Guarantee
The American attempt to end the war with Iran on its own terms has also been an attempt to rearrange the region around it....
Can Pakistan Sustain Its Rise as the U.S.-Iran Broker, or Is Its Mediation Success Merely Temporary?
Pakistan's emergence as a U.S.-Iran mediator in early 2026 presents a paradox: a genuine diplomatic achievement of considerable sophistication that simultaneously reveals institutional governance...
After the US-Iran Breakthrough, the Real Battle Shifts to Nuclear Talks
The United States and Iran have announced a framework agreement aimed at ending a war that has reshaped Middle Eastern geopolitics, rattled financial markets,...
Can the US-Iran Peace Deal End Lebanon’s Humanitarian Crisis?
The announcement of a preliminary US-Iran agreement has generated cautious optimism in Lebanon, where months of conflict have displaced large portions of the population...
Why the 2026 G7 Summit Could Redefine Western Leadership
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized democracies are gathering in France at a pivotal moment for global politics.
The summit takes place...
Has Trump Found an Exit From the Iran War or Simply Frozen a More Dangerous Conflict?
The conflict began after U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted Iranian military and nuclear facilities. Washington framed the campaign as necessary to eliminate Iran's nuclear...