For now, the strategy seems simple: squeeze Iran economically until it is forced to compromise. The “economic D-Day” announcement, effectively placing sanctions on countries...
Stephen Silver examines the polling behind Trump's fraying coalition: support for the Iran war at a new low, Republican backing sliding fastest, antiwar figures...
Georgia Gilholy reports on the reversal at the heart of Russia's fuel crisis: an energy superpower importing gasoline by sea, sending crude to Kazakhstan...
Reuben F. Johnson traces the rise and destruction of Nord Stream: Merkel's prize to Putin, the pipeline Central Europe called a new Molotov-Ribbentrop pact,...
Georgia Gilholy reports on Russia's deepening fuel emergency: a strike on its fourth-largest refinery, most of Perm's capacity offline, export bans stretching into next...
Jack Buckby argues Washington's new sanctions campaign carries a built-in weakness: the harshest measures would damage America and its allies, Bessent has admitted as...
Stephen Silver reports on a pivotal week for the Strait of Hormuz: Iran's new demand to bar military vessels, a Revolutionary Guard revenue-sharing deal...