Trump’s Deterrence Has Failed: Iran Is Still Hitting Back and the Strait Stays Closed
The United States entered its third week of war with Iran on Saturday confronting an uncomfortable reality: its military deterrence had not worked as intended. Despite the bombing of...
Iran’s Drones Found the Gap That Ukraine Had Tried to Fill
When Iranian drones began striking American military positions in West Asia, they did not face the cost-effective counter-drone defenses that Ukraine had offered to help build. They faced conventional...
Trump Watches Six Americans Die and Orders Even Harder Strikes on Iran
The death of six American soldiers in Kuwait, killed by Iranian missiles and drones earlier in the week, has not prompted President Donald Trump to seek any diplomatic off-ramp...
Trump’s Board of Peace: The Futuristic City That Could Replace Gaza’s Ruins
In Jared Kushner's vision, the rubble of Gaza would be replaced by something that looks more like a Gulf emirate than a refugee-dense strip of land. His Davos slides...
Trump Orders USS Gerald R Ford Middle East Transit for Maximum Iran Pressure
Donald Trump has ordered the USS Gerald R Ford to transit to the Middle East for maximum pressure on Iran during nuclear negotiations. The deployment will bring the world's...
Russia-Ukraine-US Trilateral Summit: Abu Dhabi Peace Negotiations Promise End to Hostilities
The world watches with anticipation as Russia, Ukraine, and the United States prepare for potentially transformative peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5. These trilateral negotiations promise pathways...