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Brett McGurk advised four presidents on a contested region—but to what end?

Instead of ending the fighting, the current deal has mostly managed to complicate it.

Countries are lining up for military deals with Kyiv.

The Iran war has disrupted a different, more fragile global energy system.

Advocates for the disastrous adventure in Iran shouldn’t escape responsibility.

Disagreements over what was agreed to threaten to unravel the U. S. -Iran cease-fire deal.

Britain’s plan to hand back its last African colony is on thin ice.

Iran discovered his Achilles’ heel—a market slump.

Even if the cease-fire holds, it will take months to undo the damage.

China sees the potential for conflict as a tragedy, not an opportunity.

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

A key meeting with the Taiwanese opposition signals a different model of cross-strait stability.

The truce remains fragile, but Islamabad has offered to host peace talks.

Militias aligned with Tehran are embedded in some of the country’s most powerful networks.