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Ceuta and Melilla: Why the U.S. and China Are Watching Morocco-Spain Tensions
The interest of Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic circles in the current state of increasing American interest in the cities of Ceuta and...
Are US-Iran Peace Talks Stalling as Hormuz Tensions Escalate?
Fresh uncertainty has emerged over prospects for diplomacy between the United States and Iran after conflicting claims over negotiations coincided with a maritime attack...
Is Trump’s Free Speech Agenda Undermining the First Amendment?
U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office pledging to restore free speech and end what he described as years of government censorship. Yet a...
US Missile Stockpile Depletion Raises Readiness Concerns
The United States has depleted a significant portion of its stockpile of long range precision missiles during its five month military campaign against Iran,...
Is the US Economy Overheating and Should Bond Markets Be Worried?
The United States economy is showing remarkable resilience despite geopolitical tensions, political uncertainty, and concerns over slowing global growth. Rather than cooling, economic activity...
Who Brokers When the Forums Fail
The way states reach one another is changing. For most of the period since 1945, conflict diplomacy was organised institutionally, through seats, mandates and...
Hamas’s Disarmament Dare: The New Limits of American Dealmaking
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The US-brokered deal for Hamas to disarm and Israeli forces to withdraw from Gaza is less an agreement than a diplomatic dare: each...
Iran Denies US Talks as Trump Again Pulls Back from Military Action
Iran on Monday denied that any negotiations were taking place with the United States, directly contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that talks were...
European Stocks Rise as Iran Diplomacy Hopes Ease Energy Fears
European stock markets opened August on a positive note Monday as investor sentiment improved following renewed hopes for diplomacy between the United States and...
Why the Iran War Is Creating an Oil Refining Boom That Won’t Last?
The Iran war has transformed one of the energy industry's least celebrated businesses into one of its most profitable. Refining margins have surged to...