• Thu Jun 4 2026
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A New Security Architecture for the Middle East

ISTANBUL—The collapse of the first round of negotiations between the United States and Iran, mediated by Pakistan, should have surprised no one. Both parties’ entrenched positions and hardline rhetoric made meaningful progress unlikely from the outset. A second round of talks, reportedly just days away, is also bound to fail. Bilateral bargaining

Pushing Back Against Trump’s New World Order

With Trump seated behind the Resolute Desk and European leaders gathered around him “like schoolchildren,” it revealed more about his

NATO’s Trump Dilemma

Trump’s strikes against Iran evoked memories of the post-9/11 interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, when NATO expanded its role beyond

NATO’s Trump Dilemma

Trump’s strikes against Iran evoked memories of the post-9/11 interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, when NATO expanded its role beyond