The waterway is a pressure point with global impact.
Blockading the Strait of Hormuz
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Middle East & North Africa
Iran Hawks Salivating over Next Versailles
A peace extracted at gunpoint stores tension rather than diffusing it.
The Islamabad Pivot and the Rise of the Global South’s Diplomatic Order
Peace is not impossible, but the old ways of achieving it are increasingly obsolete.
The War in Iran as International Terrorism
How the news media is covering the Iran war.
More Nuclear States Is Not a Recipe for Greater Security
The Iran War has made nuclear proliferation more likely.
The Stories They Carried
Children’s books provide a glimpse into the values that shape life in Iran today.
How Islamabad Just Sidestepped Decades of Failed Middle East Policy
The Pakistan-brokered ceasefire in the Iran war signals a shift in the center of the diplomatic world.
Negotiating with Bombs
Trump and Netanyahu are not just trying to destroy Iran. They’re trying to destroy the very concept of diplomacy.
The Gaza Stress Test for the UN System
Although forced to shoulder the arduous logistics of aid distribution, the UN has been excluded from the high-level diplomatic processes shaping Gaza’s future.
Destroying Hope in Syria
The United States is supporting extremists, betraying allies, and empowering Russia.