Where Democrats Can Thwart Trump’s Foreign Policy
From the Iran war to boat strikes to Ukraine, Democrats now have powerful leverage. Read More Here
Tag: Iran
Only China, India, and Russia Can End the Iran War
Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf. Read More Here
The Oil Market Absorbed the War Shock, but Buffers Are Running Low
Less demand, more production, and inventory drawdowns prevented a larger price spike. A quick supply recovery is essential to avoid further damage to the global economy. Read More Here
World has to learn to live through closures
In August Taiwan deliberately slowed down its own mobile internet, and the rest of the year has been busy proving it right. The civil defence exercises of 5 to 14 August throttled bandwidth on purpose in two thirty-minute windows, to test what the island’s communications would feel like under blockade. The defence ministry rehearsed relocating […]
Two key elections could trigger changes or offer more of the same
While the world worries over the Iran war and continued friction over the Strait of Hormuz, it is necessary to keep a close eye on two upcoming elections that would determine the fate of the global economy and regional balance in the Middle East US midterms are on November 3 and Israel votes on October […]
The New Old Middle East
The Middle East that is emerging out of the current upheaval looks a lot like the one that existed before it. Read More Here
The Economic War on Iran Is—and Isn’t—Working
Devastating costs have been imposed on the Iranian economy—to unclear strategic ends. Read More Here
Khamenei Funeral Signals Iran’s Defiance and New Regional Order
Gulf officials worry that by showing Iran’s ability to shape events around the strait, the war created an advantage that Tehran will be reluctant to surrender even in exchange for sanctions relief or progress on the nuclear file. Read More Here
Global Economy Endures War Shock—So Far
An overall resilient world economy masks significant differences among countries and regions. Energy importers and countries with limited policy space are most vulnerable. Read More Here
Iran’s New Grand Strategy
How a remade Islamic Republic will reshape the Middle East. Read More Here
