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The Gulf War’s Economic Front Has Opened

The war in the Gulf is no longer a scenario to be modelled. It is underway, and its first strategic theatre is not only the battlefield but the Strait of Hormuz. As tankers hesitate…

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China Will Not Let Iran Fall

China is not preparing to fight for Iran. It is doing something more consequential: managing the Iran file as part…