Geopolitics & international affairs
WASHINGTON, the United States has reinstated economic sanctions on Iranian oil, the Treasury Department confirmed Tuesday, revoking a waiver granted just over two weeks ago after a series of fresh tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz attributed to Tehran. The decision marks a sharp reversal. At the end of June, Washington had suspended its […]
TAIPEI , A new survey of Taiwanese voters reveals that Japan is now seen as a more reliable security partner than the United States in the event of a Chinese invasion, a striking shift in public opinion that could reshape the regional defense calculus. The poll, conducted by National Chengchi University and Academia Sinica in […]
At 12:01 p.m. on Monday, a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine somewhere in the South Pacific fired a long-range ballistic missile. The warhead was a dummy. The message was not. China’s navy test-launched the missile into international waters in a rare public display of its growing submarine-launched ballistic missile capability. It was the second such test in […]
When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in March, the predictions were dire. Oil at $200 a barrel. Global supply chains in chaos. A recession triggered by the blockade of the world’s most important energy chokepoint. None of it happened. Shipping survived the Iran war. And as the conflict winds down, the industry is quietly […]
Every few weeks, Russian state television airs another segment about the coming war with NATO. Tanks massing on the Baltic border. Nuclear threats against Poland. A “new front” opening while the war in Ukraine grinds on. Western media dutifully reports it. Headlines scream that Russia is preparing to attack the alliance. Alarm bells ring in […]
This year’s NATO summit in Ankara is not like the others. Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, says the reason is simple: the alliance can no longer defend itself without Ukraine. “It’s not about the political consensus or the membership,” she told Foreign Policy in an interview published on the eve of the […]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, according to two US officials cited by Axios. Two vessels suffered significant damage. There were no casualties reported. The attack ends a brief lull in maritime strikes and comes as indirect US-Iran talks ended last week […]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, according to two US officials cited by Axios. Two vessels suffered significant damage. There were no casualties reported. The attack ends a brief lull in maritime strikes and comes as indirect US-Iran talks ended last week […]
The Pentagon’s most important weapons programs are now running an average of 12 years behind schedule, and the situation is getting worse, not better. That is the finding of the Government Accountability Office’s annual report on Major Defense Acquisition Programs, the 104 most expensive systems the Pentagon is buying, representing a planned investment of $2.4 […]
Washington DC woke up Sunday to the worst air quality of any major city on Earth, not because of a factory fire or a chemical spill, but because of a fireworks show. President Trump’s record-setting July 4 display, organized by the pro-Trump group Freedom 250 to mark America’s 250th anniversary, fired 850,000 shells over about […]
