Old and new Gulf faultlines exposed by Iran war
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on April 28 that it will leave the global oil producers’ cartel OPEC. Its decision is the latest sign that the
‘No decision’ about Japan navy to Hormuz as Takaichi wins budget
Japan's House of Representatives on Friday passed the FY2026 budget, setting the stage for a fight in the upper house — where the government lacks a
Iran’s Hormuz blockade anchored in successful securitization
Iran has long threatened to cut off access to the Strait of Hormuz, a concern featured in nearly every strategic risk-mapping and war-gaming scenario
Iran war draining US arsenal that keeps North Korea in check
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is no doubt watching closely as America reportedly moves part of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems
EU loan aims to keep Ukraine war going until 2029
Viktor Orban's "democratic ouster" is expected to remove Hungary's procedural opposition to the EU's planned 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, to be
Trump falling into Iran’s asymmetric resolve trap
Little has seemingly gone as Washington planned in the war against Iran. The Iranian people have not risen up, one hard-line leader has been replaced by
Terminator now: Robots just seized a Russian position in Ukraine
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky recently announced that ground robots (also known as unmanned ground vehicles) had captured a Russian position.
Medieval Christian tropes inflaming Islamophobic Iran war debate
The war with Iran is not just a geopolitical conflict. We see religious rhetoric used to cast strategic interests as a moral or sacred matter. US House
Upside, downside for China’s tariff-free Africa deal
China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from May 1 China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is
Mooted South China Sea oil deal with China draws fire in Manila
MANILA – Legislators, nationalists and other experts in the Philippines on Thursday questioned a proposed oil exploration deal with China in the disputed
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