Tag: Strait of Hormuz

Middle Eastern countries, disregarding the influence of the U.S., which thinks little of international order, are eyeing a move to a framework to independently ensure their own national security.

T]he conflict is entering a new phase in which Washington and Tehran are equally certain to inflict more harm on each other.

All predictions regarding the end of the war have proved wrong.

The United States did not simply stumble into a trap in the Middle East; it deliberately walked into one.

There is an increasingly common perception . . . that Trump simply does not know what to do.

America is sleepwalking toward a new Afghanistan.

[T]the airstrike that killed Soleimani ... [i]n addition to violating Iraq’s sovereignty ... was also an attack on Iraqis.

[H]ow long will it take before Trump emerges from his fantasy world and recognizes that he is trapped?

If there were an award specifically for people who create trouble internationally, Trump would probably be more qualified than anyone else.

Trump doesn't have many trump cards in his hand.

The era of political multipolarity has arrived, and a security framework based on unilateral dependence is only becoming more inadequate against complex threats.

[T]he issue is bigger than money and more dangerous than fees.