China is absorbing the shock of the Iran War for the rest of Asia.
Washington’s War, Beijing’s Tanks
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The Next Minab
More important than who is right in a war is who is next: the child at the next school desk, the family in the next building, the stranger on the next flight.
The Geopolitical Earthquake of the Iran War
The Middle East has been turned into a giant theater of war. And it may not stop there.
The Xi-Trump Summit Runs on Oil that Isn’t Moving
Both countries are dependent on what’s trickling right now through two critical chokepoints.
Trump’s War and the Return of the Vietnam Syndrome
What happens when American military power can get the country into a conflict faster than diplomacy can get it out?
Orphaned by Diplomacy
Children are paying for wars they didn’t start.
Can BRICS Usher in Its Third “Golden Decade”?
Managing acute geopolitical flashpoints like the U.S.-Iran standoff tests the bloc’s diplomatic maturity.
The Debt that Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive
The Iran War is challenging America’s economic primacy.
Trump Can Escalate the Iran War But He Still Has No Clear Endgame
Seven months into the conflict, Washington can still destroy targets. What it has not shown is how the war ends.
Muslim Americans Organize Amid Spike in Islamophobia
The wars against immigrants and Iran have helped to ratchet up of anti-Muslim sentiment.