geopolitics

Trump says US attacking Iran capabilities related to Strait of Hormuz Reuters

Iran has reverted to its well-used tactic of going dark to move oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, even before the US said it would reimpose a blockade of the country’s ports.

Private companies are making Beijing look good in the developing world.

A new use for Russia’s old playbook in Ukraine.

Andy Burnham, former mayor of Greater Manchester and the UK’s presumptive next prime minister, is set to govern a country that has almost 68 million people as well as a decades-long pattern of low investment, record-high taxation and government debt heading toward 100% of gross domestic product. He’

Iran says it struck US air base in Jordan, US military ends five hours of attacks Reuters

Anna Edwards, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nineteen weeks ago, Iran faced the combined might of the most powerful country in the world and the most advanced military in the Middle East. Today, it is dictating the terms of the peace.When the memorandum of understanding was signed last month, President Donald Trump declared, “The Deal with the

Joseph Stalin famously said that quantity has a quality of its own. Yet the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War shows both the benefits and the eventual limitations of that approach. As the quantitative advantage grew on the Russian side, its ability to employ force at scale decreased. The resulting d

What America’s armed forces can—and cannot—do for democracy.