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US-Iran strikes raise fears of renewed war across the Middle East Reuters

Asian stocks were poised to track Wall Street higher as oil’s surge eased after President Donald Trump played down the prospect of a prolonged conflict with Iran, tempering inflation concerns.

Trump can strengthen US biodefense by restoring White House capacity and updating national strategies before the next biological crisis. The post How the White House can get ahead of the next biological threat appeared first on Atlantic Council.

The far-right Alternative for Germany is poised to make gains in three upcoming state-level votes in the eastern part of the country. The post What’s at stake for the AfD and Merz in Germany’s three September elections appeared first on Atlantic Council.

In the season finale of So What’s the Strategy, host Matthew Kroenig is joined by Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to discuss what the US strategy should be for ensuring nuclear preeminence. The post So what’s the strategy f

Moscow claims to be ready for peace once the "root causes" of the Russia-Ukraine War are addressed, but Putin's demands confirm that he believes the "root cause" of the war is the existence of an independent Ukraine, writes Kateryna Odarchenko. The post For Putin, the ‘root cause’ of the war is the

Remote work could offer Gazans a path to income and economic recovery—but only if access to electricity, connectivity, and equipment improves. The post What it will take to rebuild Gaza’s remote-work sector appeared first on Atlantic Council.

The Netanyahu doctrine could outlast Netanyahu.

The US is quietly — and largely with a view to a potential war against China — tweaking its nuclear strategy, contemplating a bigger role for so-called tactical nukes. To the uninitiated, the shift may seem arcane. To those in the know, the stakes are nothing less than the risk of atomic Armageddon.

With typical bombast, the White House seems to be shifting strategy on the long-frozen conflict on the Korean Peninsula. Unfortunately, it’s moving in the wrong direction.