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Hormuz Is a Warning for the Indo-Pacific

The Coming Contest for Asia’s Waterways

By Lynn Kuok

 

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Displaying nuclear missiles during a military parade in Beijing, September 2025 

China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe

The Consequences of Beijing’s Weapons Buildup

By Tong Zhao

 
A poster of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Istanbul, March 2026

The Iran War’s Threat to Turkey

Even on the Sidelines, Ankara Faces Blowback

By Asli Aydintasbas

 

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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 2026 

Only Congress Can Fix American Trade

Trump’s Tariff Mess Offers a Chance to Restore Legislative Oversight

By Trevor Sutton

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