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Mar 13 · 5 min read ·Geopolitics

Why Is Iran Bombing Its Neighbors?

Iran's president apologized. Its military kept firing.

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Mar 12 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

The US/South Africa Dustup

$440 million in aid frozen, the ambassador expelled, and the new one just got summoned after a month on the job.

Mar 12 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

Is Taiwan Worth a War?

China's military is on track to invade by 2027. Taiwan makes 92% of advanced chips. No one knows who'd win.

Mar 12 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

One Country Lets You Sell Your Kidney

Iran eliminated its transplant waitlist. Thirteen Americans die every day on ours.

Mar 12 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

Bombs Over California??

The FBI warned California police that Iran "aspired" to attack with drones, and leaked it yesterday.

Mar 11 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

Did Trump Miscalculate?

Day 12 of the war. No ceasefire. The Strait of Hormuz is closed. His own intelligence community warned him.

Mar 11 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

When (and How) Will This War End?

Eleven days in, nobody agrees on the exit.

Mar 11 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

Bombs and Escorts

The US promised to escort tankers through Hormuz. The Navy says it can't. Iran is laying mines.

Mar 9 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

The Minab School Airstrike & AI

The US says it was an intelligence failure. But it's been a school for a decade.

Mar 9 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

Mojtaba Khameni

What does this mean for Iran, for the world?

Mar 7 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Stranded in Dubai

Over 20,000 flights canceled, airports bombed, and tens of thousands of stranded Americans

Mar 7 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

Boots On The Ground??

The Army just canceled a major training exercise. Nobody will say why.

Mar 7 · 5 min read ·Geopolitics

Unconditional Surrender

Trump set a war objective that has always required occupation -- and nobody in his administration can agree on it.

Mar 6 · 5 min read ·Geopolitics

Where's China?

Beijing has condemned the strikes on Iran and the toppling of Maduro -- but hasn't lifted a finger for either one

Mar 4 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

The Submarine Blast

The US just sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo -- the first time since 1945. India is furious.

Mar 4 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Did Trump Do It for Israel?

Netanyahu made the call. AIPAC launched the blitz. But the real story is messier than any one motive.

Mar 4 · 6 min read ·Geopolitics

Day 4: What Comes Next in Iran

Khamenei is dead, the Strait of Hormuz is shut, and bombs are exploding across the Middle East. What's the endgame here?

Mar 3 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

France Boosts Nuclear

Paris slashes renewable targets, bets EUR 72.8 billion on new reactors, and dares the rest of Europe to follow

Mar 2 · 4 min read ·Geopolitics

How Long Will This War Last?

Trump says four weeks. His critics say he just started another Iraq. The answer depends on what the goal is.

Mar 2 · 3 min read ·Geopolitics

Who Should Lead Iran?

Khamenei is dead. The Assembly of Experts could pick his successor within days. Three camps want very different Irans.