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Peter Harrell, former White House senior director for international economics in the Biden Administration and visiting scholar at Georgetown, said President Trump has not brought tariff rates back to their original rate because war with Iran has driven energy prices higher. Harrell also said that wh

The world’s gaze is appropriately focused on conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. Neither looks to be settled soon, despite a great deal of military action, sporadic diplomatic efforts and ongoing sanctions imposed on both Iran and Russia.

Trump's threat on Oman, which has been holding its own talks with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, comes as a 60-day window for peace negotiations expires.

Xi's decisions on military, party leadership in focus after annual conclave

The Iranian-led network Is more dangerous than ever.

Russia’s coming succession crisis.

Ukraine's path to prosperity also depends on advancing EU accession reforms and sustaining US support for civil society. The post Ukraine is also fighting for its future in the EU. With the right help and reforms, it can win. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

In 2025, Nurlan Aliyev wrote, “The Mayhem of Russia’s “Research” Fleet,” where he argued that NATO must act decisively to safeguard critical undersea infrastructure from Russian sabotage attempts. A year later, we asked him to revisit his arguments. Image: Andrey Luzik via Wikimedia CommonsIn your 2

China's July oil throughput posts first month-on-month rise since Iran war Reuters

Kushner, Netanyahu agree on path forward for Gaza, Board of Peace official says Reuters