They remain far apart on core disputes, including those related to Iran’s nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz, and sanctions relief. As a result, many analysts are skeptical that the parties can ...

When the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, the regime in Tehran was in an unprecedented position of weakness. It faced existential economic and environmental crises ...

China is increasingly embracing the mantle that comes with being a global superpower. Its rise is forcing the rest of the world to assess its credentials as a potential hegemon and a provider of ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement, on June 14, of the end of the war in Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz came as a relief to countries around the world. A negotiated settlement was ...

A stalemate is the least admired of diplomatic outcomes. It resolves nothing, satisfies no one, and is counted as a victory only by the weaker party, for whom survival is achievement enough. But this ...

Whenever the Iran war comes to an end, the Islamic Republic is likely to emerge in a stronger position. Should the terms of a June memorandum of understanding be met, Western governments would lift ...

The 2026 documents increase the party’s direct role in managing the country’s affairs while also embracing the private sector and sidelining state-owned enterprises. Vietnam’s leaders are betting that ...

He threatened to pull out of the alliance after winning office, and then again when running for president in 2024. Just a few weeks ago, at a NATO meeting, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...

As the United States races to build the infrastructure required for artificial intelligence, it faces a constraint: legitimacy at the local level. Data centers, transmission lines, and ...

In the Declaration of Independence, a chief complaint was that King George III “affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.” George Washington himself worried about ...

Following this humiliation, Europe issued sweeping sanctions against Russia and joined the United States in offering extensive support to Ukraine. Most of the continent’s countries severed almost all ...

In this perspective, it is nothing like the feared Axis powers during World War II because it lacks any formal commitments or aggressive public rhetoric. The U.S. intelligence community even makes a ...