After Orbán, Hungary Reorients Westward
Washington and Kyiv Adjust to a New Hungary The first clear outlines of Hungary’s post-Orbán foreign policy came into view on Monday, as Washington and Kyiv signaled that they were…
Iran War Sends Shock Waves Beyond Oil
From Handbags to Treasury Bonds, the Iran War Is Rippling Across Markets The war involving Iran is beginning to leave fingerprints far beyond the oil market, surfacing in places as…
From Strait Crisis to Global Economic Shock
From chokepoint to economic shock What began as a military and diplomatic crisis in the Middle East is now showing up more plainly in the global economy: in India’s energy…
U.S. Blockade in the Gulf Broadens Into a Global Diplomatic Clash
A U.S. blockade in the Gulf becomes a wider diplomatic struggle The American naval blockade of shipping to and from Iranian ports has quickly grown beyond a military pressure campaign…
Markets Rise on Hopes Diplomacy Can Contain Iran Crisis
Markets Climb as Investors Bet Diplomacy Can Outrun Escalation Global markets rallied on Tuesday as investors looked past a formal American escalation against Iran and instead seized on a narrower,…
Southport Inquiry Finds Killings Were Preventable
Inquiry Finds Southport Killings Could Have Been Prevented A public inquiry into the mass killing of three young girls at a dance class in Southport concluded on Monday that the…
Trump and Pope Leo Clash Over Iran War
A Remarkable Breach Between Washington and the Vatican President Trump on Sunday opened an extraordinary new front in the political battle over the war with Iran, attacking Pope Leo XIV…
Europe Hails Orbán’s Fall in Hungary
Europe Greets a Political Earthquake in Hungary Europe’s leaders reacted with unusual exuberance on Sunday after Hungarian voters swept Viktor Orbán from office, celebrating not simply the defeat of one…
Trump Threatens China With Tariffs Over Iran Arms Allegations
President Trump escalated tensions with China this week by threatening a 50 percent tariff on any country that supplies weapons to Iran, opening a potentially volatile new front in a…
U.S. Orders Hormuz Blockade as Allies Balk
Washington Orders Hormuz Blockade After Talks Collapse, but Allies Hold Back The United States moved on Monday to begin a naval blockade aimed at Iranian ports after high-stakes talks with…