Middle East
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The timing of the impending crude crisis
At first glance, global oil markets appear to have absorbed the disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz better than expected. Oil prices have risen, but they…
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Trump Wants Arab States to Recognize Israel. The War Has Made That Harder.
Efforts to expand diplomatic recognition of Israel across the Middle East have become significantly more difficult since the outbreak of recent regional conflicts. President Donald Trump has promoted a broader…
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Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead?
The US-Iran diplomacy is on declined. After negotiations made almost 3 weeks ago, before the US attacks on Israel, diplomacy was at its peak, having negotiations with a third party…
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The Easy Win That Could Help Unlock the Strait of Hormuz
Council on Foreign Relations. Expert Take The article The Easy Win That Could Help Unlock the Strait of Hormuz by Sam Vigersky argues that establishing a humanitarian corridor Strait of…
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How the Iran War Confirmed, Contradicted, and Complicated U.S. Policy
The article How the Iran War Confirmed, Contradicted, and Complicated U.S. Policy by Elisa Ewers and Ariane Tabatabai examines how the recent conflict has tested long-standing assumptions behind Iran policy.…
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How war in the Middle East has exposed the vulnerability of global choke points
Current conflict in the Middle East has revealed the dependence of the global economy on a small number of vulnerable choke points, both physical and digital. It describes how narrow…
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Leadership Transition in Iran
En: Think TanksHistoric Context Iran faces a rare leadership change as its long-serving supreme leader’s advanced age and mounting pressures make transition likely. Such a shift would be only the second major…