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The White House has convinced Israel not to attack South Pars gas field again—so long as Tehran does not target Qatar.

The damage to energy infrastructure in the Gulf will have enduring impact.

A new book debates who wins wars and why.

The possibility of Trump imposing his personal whims on another nation is even more frightening than U. S. failure.

The president’s go-to playbook in the face of defeat would be especially dangerous in the context of war.

From Ukraine to Iran, Elon Musk’s service has become an arbiter of foreign policy.

Winter Olympic success brings funding hopes to Southern Hemisphere athletes.

“The Museum of Innocence” is a nostalgic and unnerving adaptation of Orhan Pamuk’s work.

The Iran war has raised the stakes of the vote for the prime minister.

Why the Gulf’s grand strategies will not change.

The White House wants a win. Many Cubans are pushing for democratization.

How this war ends is as uncertain as the reasons for starting it.

The U. S. intelligence community’s latest global threat assessment focuses heavily on Iran.

But Tokyo remains wary of offering direct military support in the Strait of Hormuz.