After China and Russia, Iran is the biggest foreign policy challenge for the United States, one that has bedeviled successive administrations for nearly half a century. The Islamic Republic has long exploited chronic weaknesses in the Arab world, especially with regard to Israel, and built a broad sphere of influence in the Middle East. Though […]
Escalation. Hamas’ deputy leader, Saleh al-Arouri, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday. Six other Hamas members were also apparently...
Friend to all. In a series of New Year’s greetings sent to foreign leaders, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared Beijing’s intention to move closer...
Forecasting national behavior is built on continuums. One continuum is a nation’s history. Another is our analytic method. Simply looking at nations will not...
Russian business. Russia’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index increased to 54.6 in December from 53.8 in November, the highest rate of growth since January 2017....
Baku's stipulations. Azerbaijan sent Armenia five principles that it says should form the basis of a draft peace agreement. The principles include mutual respect...
Argentine President Javier Milei entered office less than three weeks ago, but already he has introduced a raft of changes beyond the house cleaning...
Mideast spiral. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expects Israel’s military operation in Gaza to last several more months, while Defense Minister Yoav...
The Philippines has long been an important component of Washington’s alliance network in the Asia-Pacific. Its geography is such that Manila can help to...
Russian revenue. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the windfall tax introduced in August brought in 315 billion rubles ($3.4 billion), 5 percent more...
