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Trump widens the foreign-policy front as Iran pressure escalates
The administration is sending tougher proposals to Iran, signaling that diplomacy is now being paired with coercion. At the same time, Washington is using trade and security tools across the region, s
The Strait of Hormuz Is Shaking Asia's Energy Calculus
Asia's policymakers are being forced to treat the Gulf as a domestic economic issue, not a distant conflict. The Iran war has sharpened anxiety over shipping lanes, fuel prices, and the fragility of r
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Whiplash Puts Washington on Edge
The White House is signaling a dramatic reset abroad, with Iran, Cuba and Ukraine all suddenly in play. The result is a foreign policy defined less by doctrine than by presidential impulse and rapid-f
The Age of Permanent Emergency: Why Geopolitics Is Rewriting Media, Tech, and Democracy
The defining story of this moment is not a single war, election, or scandal, but the collapse of the old boundaries between geopolitics, technology, and public trust. Power is now exercised through su
Trump’s Iran gamble is looking less like strategy than drift
Washington is suddenly talking ceasefire, but no one can say the U.S. has a real deal with Iran yet. The administration is selling progress while the market and the public are paying for uncertainty.
The economy is becoming the bill for Washington’s foreign policy
Inflation is climbing again, and the burden is showing up first where it always does: at the pump and in the checkout line. The war in Iran is no longer a distant geopolitical event; it is an American
Wall Street Is Rallying Into Uncertainty — and Calling It Confidence
Stocks are setting records even as inflation, geopolitics and a still-restrictive Federal Reserve keep the macro backdrop unsettled. Beneath the surface, the market’s advance is being driven by a narr
Trump’s Iran gamble opens a war he promised to avoid
Washington is trying to sell a military strike as a limited act of self-defense, but the political reality is larger: the United States has now moved from pressure to direct conflict with Iran. The qu
A strained economy meets a government obsessed with power
As Washington focuses on conflict abroad and hardline politics at home, the domestic economy is being left to absorb the shock. Investors, employers, and consumers are watching for the costs of a poli
Trump’s Iran Gamble Exposes a Shaky Foreign Policy Strategy
The White House is sending mixed signals on Iran, with talk of an imminent deal colliding with denials that anything is close. That uncertainty is now shaping markets, diplomacy, and the administratio
Congress Hits the Pause Button on Iran War Powers Fight
Republican leaders have delayed a House vote on a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Trump’s ability to strike Iran, pushing the fight into June. The pause buys time, but it also undersc
Wall Street’s Strange Calm: Records, Layoffs and the Fed’s New Dilemma
Wall Street is still climbing, but the market’s mood is less euphoric than the index levels suggest. Beneath the S&P 500’s resilience are a stronger earnings season, a wave of corporate restructuring,
