Iraq relies on oil revenue for over 90 percent of its budget. With exports hovering at around half of the usual 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd) that were exported before Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz,...
There is an easy way to read Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to host Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi in Ankara on July 28, and to call the visit “historic”: as an energy...
Bipartisan lawmaking is alive and well, at least when it comes to a dangerous but little-known loophole in America’s system for enforcing trade policy. This flaw can be seen in the case of $14.4 million...
Tehran faced two rounds of new U.S. sanctions in as many days. On July 29 and July 30, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued back-to-back sanctions targeting the...
The U.S. And Its NATO Allies Should Work Together – Not Against Each Other – To Secure the Arctic
Governments across the region are assuming more responsibility for their countries’ security.
The United States has the means to block adversaries from gaining an advantage in trade. However, it also needs a positive vision and toolkit for international commerce and investment.
The Yemeni militant group is poised to disrupt another key chokepoint in the global energy supply.
The United States and Israel announced on June 5 the launch of formal negotiations to replace the existing U.S.-Israel memorandum of understanding (MOU), which provides the framework for the annual provision...
Recent geopolitical turmoil has made it clear that the United States needs reliable partners. And rather than just diplomacy for diplomacy’s sake, the urgent necessity of America’s reindustrialization effort...
The 2026 NPT Review Conference is unfolding against a backdrop of geopolitical upheaval. Absent strong U.S. leadership inside and outside the conference, even modest success appears remote.
War has a way of redrawing maps – not just political ones, but commercial ones as well. The outbreak of conflict with Iran has disrupted longstanding trade arteries linking Asia to Europe, from Persian...
Amid the war with Iran, the Trump administration has not forgotten about the Muslim Brotherhood. On May 6, the White House released its 2026 counterterrorism strategy, identifying the Muslim Brotherhood...
China’s battery giant is going vertical. CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, announced a $4.4 billion investment to launch a dedicated mining subsidiary focused on securing critical mineral...
President Donald Trump’s two-week cease-fire with Iran is a huge gamble — and allowing Pakistan to act as the go-between only raises the stakes. Pakistan, after all, is the nation where...
Georgia, once Washington’s closest partner in the Caucasus region, is strengthening its economic ties with Beijing. Four Georgian banks have applied to join China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System...