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What This Moment Requires of Us ccolon Fri, 08/14/2026 - 19:18

As we move squarely into peak summer, things continue to be bleak on the geopolitical front. Commercial traffic through the <...

The Gulf’s New NATO? ccolon Wed, 08/12/2026 - 17:19

When Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on August 7, the reaction in Washington was one of muted surprise. Here is a NATO-style agreement stipulating that an attack on one signatory is an attack on all, involving a NATO ally, and assembled outside the NATO framework. And from its ...

A Moment of Great Disruption ccolon Fri, 08/07/2026 - 16:33

Recent primary elections in Michigan and Missouri have sharpened the debate about the future of both the Republicans and the Democrats ahead of the November 3 midterms...

The Paradox of President Trump's Peace Project ccolon Fri, 07/31/2026 - 19:10

Within 24 hours this week, Washington and Riyadh offered two very different responses to a widening Middle East war.

On Wednesday, the United States launched a heavy new round of strikes against Iran after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at American forces in Jordan. The next day, Saudi Ar...

What the US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Means for Global Nonproliferation ccolon Mon, 07/27/2026 - 17:27

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark nuclear agreement on July 22, potentially giving the kingdom the ability to enrich uranium in the future.

US officials have