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The Iranian situation is as dangerous as it is misunderstood. A fragile ceasefire hangs by a thread. The region remains volatile.  Read More

As tensions escalate around Iran, a growing line of analysis suggests that the Islamic Republic is entering a more overtly militarized phase,... Read More

The dismissal of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s right-hand man after a corruption scandal has led to a parliamentary crisis in... Read More

Russia pocketed several billion dollars in the first two weeks after the Strait of Hormuz closed. That figure is worth... Read More

Even when he’s not visiting the United States, King Charles III might occasionally daydream about what his reign would be like today if... Read More

Anzac Day signifies tragedy. It speaks to futility and loss, the death of young Australians in their prime. We try to make sense of this... Read More

There are, at our best estimate, 7,000 languages in use across the world. That may sound like a linguistic ecosystem in rude health, but the... Read More

If there had been no shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, the weekend media coverage would have been dominated by criticism of... Read More

The U.S.-Israel war against Iran was to a great extent predictable. The United States feared Iran becoming a nuclear power.  Read More

Europe’s leaders have a new fear: Donald Trump’s standoff with Iran is about to turn from an economic shock into a political... Read More

The market will panic when the Strait of Hormuz closes. When it reopens, policymakers will all feel relieved.  Read More

The Hamas death cult has taken advantage of the October 2025 cease-fire with Israel to rebuild, rearm and consolidate its grip on the half of... Read More

While the White House continues negotiations with Iran, the blockade of Iranian ports has resulted in Iran backing out of negotiations.... Read More

The newly announced merger between former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid marks the clearest attempt yet to... Read More

I wrote not all that long ago about this disconcerting situation we’re in where the only news story the Prime Minister seems capable of... Read More

The sinister news this week that British courts have greenlighted the police’s use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR)... Read More

The Most Celebrated Defeat in Modern European History Read More

Germany has unveiled its first military strategy since the Second World War, and it’s certainly ambitious. By 2039, Berlin... Read More

When Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Pyongyang in June 2024, his first visit to North Korea in nearly a quarter century, the... Read More

Even as the U.S. and Iran continue their on-again off-again war, Russia and Ukraine are fighting a proxy war of their own in the Middle... Read More

Cold War–like tensions will continue. Cuba remains a key piece of the puzzle. Read More

The sudden eruption of war in the Mideast Gulf has created dramatic new risks for global energy security. Read More

U.S. negotiators are scheduled to leave for Pakistan on Saturday, but Iran said its officials did not plan to meet the Americans to discuss... Read More

Can we afford to let talks to end the war with Iran go on for a while?   Read More

The most important issue in any negotiation over Iran is not uranium, sanctions or military de-escalation — it is the political will of... Read More

A new narrative about Iran’s leadership mistakes continuity for change – and echoes the regime’s own preferred... Read More

History, in the hands of a policymaker, can be a dangerous thing. When officials recruit the wrong historical analogy—or misinterpret... Read More

The European Union this week pushed its €90 billion loan to Ukraine over the line, after Hungary dropped its opposition. With... Read More

When EU leaders arrived in Cyprus for two days of talks, the mood was as sunny as the Mediterranean island itself. The absence of Hungarian... Read More

If you need evidence of the geopolitical waves caused by the US war with Iran, the fact that they have now reached the shores of this remote... Read More

On April 17, the press revealed that the Élysée Palace is pressing the European Commission to revise the guidelines of the... Read More

Japan is re-arming powerfully – but Taiwan can’t rely on its help. The island must prepare to hold out alone against a... Read More

Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritarian threat and American... Read More

Kind words and accolades poured in after this week’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO. The... Read More

The two conflicts on Afghanistan’s borders are pushing the already economically weak nation toward bankruptcy and famine.   Read More

Tragedy struck the United States and Mexico last Sunday. As U.S. and Mexican officials were returning from an anti-drug operation... Read More

The Sudanese Civil War that began on April 15, 2023 always seemed to be in some other conflict's shadow. Early on, Western pundits wrote... Read More

When Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States in January 2025, he faced a world very different from the one U.S.... Read More

The Trump administration’s attempts to coerce Iran would have been more effective if they had been imposed earlier.   Read More

As the world watches the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, a sense of chaos has been inescapable. But there’s something different about... Read More

In declaring an extension to the ceasefire in the Iran war, President Trump signalled clearly enough that he would prefer to strike a peace... Read More

Every April 23rd, as sure as night follows day, the UK commentariat loves to sneer at ordinary English people. Read More

A playbook to address the munitions crisis. Read More

At Camp David in 2000, Yasser Arafat told Dennis Ross, President Bill Clinton’s chief Middle East negotiator, that no Jewish Temple had... Read More