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Iran Is Pressing Its Strategic Advantage

TORONTO—The United States has unprecedented power to conduct military strikes anywhere around the world, to impose damaging tariffs and sanctions, and to mete out punishment far beyond its borders in coordination with allies. Few states have possessed so many instruments of coercion, and fewer still have been able to achieve

The Global Water Cycle Is Critical Infrastructure

As we look toward a more uncertain, insecure water future, it is incumbent on governments and financial institutions to ensure

AI’s Shadow Global Governance

WASHINGTON, DC—In The Three-Arched Bridge, the novelist Ismail Kadare tells the story of a bridge being built in medieval Arbëria (modern-day Albania,

Europe Is Losing the Energy-Security Battle to China

Europe still has time to catch up. But unless it matches its regulatory ambition with sustained investment, it will remain

American Jews’ Netanyahu Problem

Israeli officials would say that this was a defensive maneuver because the Democrats were drifting away from Israel. But this

Is the Iran War America’s Suez or Its Gallipoli?

None of these developments spell the dollar’s decline per se. Indeed, several BRICS+ countries increased their dollar reserves while also dallying

The Only Boots on the Ground in Iran Should Be…

With Trump having just deployed 2,000 troops from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the region, this is the

Where Have All the Allies Gone?

Alliance-building, properly understood, is a form of emergency preparedness. Showing up when the stakes are low, providing benefits before they

Is Honesty the Best Policy for the International Order?

Those declaring the old order dead – which is conveniently happening just as its double standards have come to haunt

Africa Is Forging Its Own Green Future

All of this shows that Africa is no longer willing to be defined by a crisis it did not create.