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A Nuclear Deal With Global Consequences: Inside the New U.S.-Saudi Partnership

A Nuclear Deal With Global Consequences: Inside the New U.S.-Saudi Partnership

July 24, 2026 No Comments

A landmark civil nuclear agreement could reshape energy cooperation, nonproliferation policy and Middle East diplomacy—but key questions over enrichment, oversight and regional security remain unresolved. The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement intended to place American companies at the center of the Kingdom’s

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Asia’s Oil Reserves Face a Prolonged Test as Maritime Risks Persist

Asia’s Oil Reserves Face a Prolonged Test as Maritime Risks Persist

July 21, 2026 No Comments

Strategic assessment: Emergency oil stockpiles have helped several Asian economies manage disruptions associated with the Iran war. Continued risks to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are raising questions about how long those reserves may be required and how governments would respond to further interruptions. The

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The New Battle for the World's Chokepoints

The New Battle for the World’s Chokepoints

July 14, 2026 No Comments

Trump’s abandoned Hormuz toll proposal underscores a larger reality: control of the world’s strategic maritime arteries is becoming one of the defining geopolitical and defense challenges of the 21st century. A Proposal That Revealed a Bigger Trend Donald Trump’s proposal to charge vessels for transiting the Strait of Hormuz lasted

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Trump Moves to Charge the World for Passage Through Hormuz

Trump Moves to Charge the World for Passage Through Strait of Hormuz

July 14, 2026 No Comments

The proposed 20% transit fee could add tens of millions of dollars to a single oil shipment, sending energy markets higher and raising new questions over international maritime law. Proposed Toll Sends Shockwaves Through Global Shipping President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20 percent fee on cargo passing through

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U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran as Fragile Ceasefire Collapses

U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran as Fragile Ceasefire Collapses

July 10, 2026 No Comments

The latest American strikes mark a sharp escalation in the renewed fight over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran responding by targeting U.S.-aligned Gulf states. A New Round of U.S. Strikes The United States carried out a new wave of strikes inside Iran this week, deepening a military confrontation that

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NATO Unveils More Than $50 Billion in Defense Contracts as Alliance Accelerates Rearmament

NATO Unveils More Than $50 Billion in Defense Contracts as Alliance Accelerates Rearmament

July 10, 2026 No Comments

Ankara summit shifts from spending pledges to concrete capability investments, signaling a new phase in NATO’s military modernization ANKARA — NATO leaders opened their summit in Ankara by unveiling approximately $50 billion (€43 billion) in new multinational defense procurement contracts, marking one of the alliance’s largest coordinated capability investments in

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NATO Leaves Ankara More United on Defense—But More Fragile on Politics

NATO Leaves Ankara More United on Defense, But More Fragile on Politics

July 9, 2026 No Comments

Alliance agrees on historic defense commitments as renewed disputes over Greenland and Iran underscore the growing challenge of maintaining transatlantic cohesion. The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara concluded with a paradox that is increasingly defining the transatlantic alliance: NATO emerged stronger militarily, yet politically more exposed. On paper, the summit

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