Iran’s Biggest Crisis Is Water Shortage
Iran’s environmental collapse is no longer the slowly worsening problem that leaders ignored for decades. It’s here, it’s…
AUKUS Review Leads to Questions on Australia’s Defense Strategy
The U.S. Defense Department’s announcement of a review of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) pact in June sent…
Putin Risks Blowback for Russia by Recognizing Taliban Regime in Afghanistan
Nearly four years after the Taliban’s reconquest of Afghanistan, Moscow has formally recognized the Taliban regime as the…
Nuclear Power North Korea’s Strategic Pivot to Align with Russia and China
For decades, U.S. policy toward North Korea has hinged on the hope that engagement and negotiation—particularly the promise…