From Suez to Hormuz: parallels in imperial overreach
Seventy years after the 1956 Suez Crisis humbled Britain and France, the world is witnessing a strikingly similar drama at another strategic maritime chokepoint: the Strait of Hormuz. In both...
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Iran war could push a flagging US economy over the...
The “fog of war” refers to confusion and uncertainty on the battlefield and the attendant possibility of fatal error. This principle has a parallel when it comes to the economic...
No clear Iran endgame as Trump’s position shifts by the...
On Monday, oil prices briefly touched $120 a barrel before falling back after President Trump told CBS the “war is very complete, pretty much”, claiming Iran has “no navy, no...
Iran conflict hardens North Korea’s nuclear posture
North Korea’s list of close partners keeps shrinking. After the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024, Iran became North Korea’s sole ally in the Middle East....
Asia in the crosshairs as oil barrels toward $120
Oil surged to over US$119 a barrel on Monday, levels not seen since 2022, before falling back to around $100 in a whipsaw trading session driven by uncertainties around the...
Attack on Iran a defining moment for the global order
At certain moments in history, the true significance of events lies not in the events themselves but in the rules that emerge afterward. The military attack by the United States...
China’s missile reach forces Japan back to Iwo Jima
Japan is considering a significant expansion of its military presence on remote Iwo Jima as growing Chinese naval activity beyond the First Island Chain raises concerns about the vulnerability of...
US, Israel bomb major Iran oil depots as US gasoline...
In what was described as a “major escalation” of an attack already denounced as an illegal war of choice, the US-Israeli military coalition bombed major oil depots and other fossil fuel infrastructure in and...
Iran weathers US firestorm, raising prospect of a long war
US President Donald Trump targeted Iran, expecting a short, decisive military operation reminiscent of the US recent raids on Venezuela. Yet seven days into “Operation Epic Fury,” the conflict’s intensity,...
Beyond hope and hype: five certainties in the AI storm
The just-published Anthropic paper by Massenkoff and McCrory is a genuinely careful, well-intentioned and much-needed piece of work. The authors build a thoughtful exposure measure, draw on real usage data,...
