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Building the digital identity infrastructure now, before reconstruction finance starts flowing at scale, is the right sequence. The post How Gaza’s reconstruction can get a boost from decentralized ledger-based digital IDs appeared first on Atlantic Council.

US is set to import most Middle East crude since Iran war began Reuters

Iranian parliamentary committee reviews draft bill to bar US, Israeli ships from Hormuz, Fars says Reuters

Trump says he thinks war with Iran will end 'pretty soon' Reuters

The Iranian-led network Is more dangerous than ever.

As the Central Bank of Russia runs out of options and bad loans accumulate on balance sheets, the Kremlin continues to privilege war-linked sectors. The post Russia will sacrifice its civilian economy on the altar of the war effort appeared first on Atlantic Council.

In 2025, Matthew Fuhrmann wrote, “U.S. Allies and Adversaries Are Attempting Nuclear Deterrence Without Weapons – Will It Work?,” where he argued countries don’t always need to go as far as actually building nuclear weapons to reap the benefits of nuclear deterrence. A year later, we asked Matthew t

US sanctions Cuban military officials, firms tied to weapons procurement Reuters

Putin is ramping up Russian ballistic missile production and clearly intends to bomb Ukraine into submission. If he is not stopped, the Ukrainian civilian population will pay a terrible price and Kyiv may be pushed toward capitulation, writes Mykola Bielieskov. The post Ukraine cannot defeat Putin’s

Iran will seek to bar US and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz and require compensation from hostile countries before they’re allowed to use it, according to local media reports on a proposed Iran-Oman deal. Bloomberg's Michael Heath reports. (Source: Bloomberg)