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Don’t overlook how ordinary Iranians view the war

(Kelly J. Shannon - Atlantic Counil) Limited reports emerging from Iran indicate that many Iranians had hoped the war would topple the regime, but...

What Ukraine’s wartime tech ecosystem can teach the rest of the world

(Valeriya Ionan - Atlantic Council) Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has scaled up drone manufacturing and streamlined its process for defense and technology innovation....

Sanctions waivers on Russian and Iranian oil are set to expire. Here’s what Trump should do next

(Maia Nikoladze and Daniel Fried - Atlantic Council) Temporary US licenses allowing Russian and Iranian oil sales are backfiring by generating major revenue windfalls...

What to make of the Iran war cease-fire

(Atlantic Council) Is this the finale, or just an intermission? On Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced...

North Korea says its latest tests included missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads

(Associated Press - CNN) North Korea on Thursday said its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with...

A teetering ceasefire bodes ill for treacherous US-Iran talks ahead

(Stephen Collinson - CNN) The sad truth is that Middle East ceasefires don’t always stop the shooting. President Donald Trump’s halt to fighting with...

Fragile Iran Cease-Fire May Hang In Balance Over ‘Misunderstanding’ On Lebanon

(RFE/RL) The fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran could hang in the balance over what Washington has labeled a "misunderstanding" over whether...

Joey Hood: What Did The US, Iran Learn From Five Weeks Of War?

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) Veteran ambassador Joey Hood, a career diplomat who has served with a focus on the Middle East under multiple US...

How AI Data Centers Are Shaping Politics

(Lam Tran - Lawfare) Across the United States, the rapid buildout of hyperscale data centers to support artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is no longer...

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