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The Shield of the Americas summit marked a turning point in Western Hemisphere diplomacy.

A property developer who sought to remake skylines in his image is now doing the same to the global order.

Kaliningrad was a strategic beachhead, but it is now a major vulnerability.

A manufactured crisis could lead to state collapse, with lasting consequences for the United States.

Spiraling natural gas prices leave both countries exposed.

Wars of this kind aren’tnecessarily won by the side that’s more powerful.

Cutting off the Persian Gulf is hitting the global economy hard.

Strikes on oil infrastructure and a near-standstill in the Strait of Hormuz are taking a toll.

A country-by-country breakdown on how the war has spread.

The country is asking whether it’s time to try disarming Hezbollah for good—and risk the consequences.

But a long campaign would be hard to sustain.

Striking desalination plants risks a spiral of deadly retaliation.

Releasing strategic reserves would be a fillip, but opening the Strait of Hormuz is the key to lower prices.

By waging war in the Middle East, Trump is set to further strain one of his key voter bases.