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Daily Memo: Strikes on Iran’s Navy, US Mulls Sending Reinforcements

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Escalation. Israel carried out its first strike on Iranian targets in the Caspian Sea....
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EU Economies Can’t Catch a Break

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(click to enlarge) The European economy failed to sustain its modest momentum in the fourth quarter of 2025, with growth slowing to 0.2 percent compared...
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Disrupted Oil Operations in the Persian Gulf

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(click to enlarge) Though oil prices have surged since the start of fighting in the Middle East, investors are still hopeful that the war will...
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The Chokepoint at the Center of the US-Iran Standoff

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(click to enlarge) Brent crude prices have risen modestly in recent weeks, climbing into the low $70s after several months of relative stability. The move...
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Global Growth Expected to Slow in 2026

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(click to enlarge) According to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report, the global economy in 2025 demonstrated greater resilience than expected, given trade tensions...
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Why Asia Hopes for a Short Mideast War

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The war in Iran has already had far-reaching consequences in the Asia-Pacific. The region...
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Geopolitics, War and Iran

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In 1940, the United States placed Japan in a difficult position. Japan was a...
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The World in 2026

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Inside Iran’s Mosaic Defense

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Modern military conflicts follow a certain operational logic, which goes something like this: The...
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George Answers Your Questions: A Summary of the Iran War, So Far


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A Summary of the Iran War, So Far March 11, 2026 Question: Is your first option...
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Iran’s Doctrine of Protracted War

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The war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli coalition is unlikely to produce a rapid...
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How the Iran War Creates a New Strategic Environment

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A change has come to the Iranian government. While airpower alone is unlikely to...
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US Bargaining With China and Russia

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With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that...
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American Naval Policy and China

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Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...
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George Answers Your Questions: A Summary of the Iran War, So Far


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A Summary of the Iran War, So Far March 11, 2026 Question: Is your first option effectively the so-called mowing the lawn strategy? That would be...
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EU Economies Can’t Catch a Break

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(click to enlarge) The European economy failed to sustain its modest momentum in the fourth quarter of 2025, with growth slowing to 0.2 percent compared...
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Daily Memo: US Eases Russian Oil Sanctions

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Temporary relief. The United States decided to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil currently at sea to ease the economic fallout of the war...
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Iran’s Doctrine of Protracted War

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The war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli coalition is unlikely to produce a rapid or decisive outcome. Rather than a short campaign defined by...
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Daily Memo: US Deployment, Kurdish Concerns

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Reinforcement. The United States will send up to 500 troops to Romania to support the U.S. operation in Iran. The Romanian parliament on Wednesday...
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The Battle for Lebanon’s Future

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As war rages in the Middle East, the future of Iran remains an open question. The same can be said for Lebanon, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel have been taking place for more than a week. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, host Christian Smith is joined by Senior Analyst Hilal Khashan for a ground-level perspective on the escalating conflict in Lebanon, and to explore the broader regional impacts of the Iran war.
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