Hormuz and the New Geography of Energy Power; How to Support the Movement Resisting the Taliban’s Extremism; Putin Sees Little Need to Negotiate
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, August 2026

The Long Shadow of the Iran Shock

Hormuz and the New Geography of Energy Power

By Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan

 

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After an earthquake in Herat, Afghanistan, October 2023

Standing With Afghan Women

How to Support the Movement Resisting the Taliban’s Extremism

By Rina Amiri

 
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Moscow, July 2026

Why a Weaker Russia Keeps Fighting

Putin Sees Little Need to Negotiate

By Alexander Gabuev, Alexandra Prokopenko, and Tatiana Stanovaya

 

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