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REPORT: The Strait of Hormuz Empties Out, Global Shipping Grinds to a Halt
The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes, emptied of its usual commercial traffic in the days following the…
REPORT: Alleged Iranian Plot Against Trump, What Intelligence Reports Reveal
At the height of the military escalation between Washington and Tehran, a different kind of information surfaced in early July: according to CNN, Israeli…
REPORT: Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over, Middle East Braces for Wider War
It took only one sentence, delivered on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, to send months of fragile diplomacy crashing down. On…
DECODING: Greenland "not for sale," Copenhagen holds firm against Trump
The NATO summit in Ankara, in early July 2026, was supposed to focus on the Alliance's defense spending and continued support for Ukraine against…
ESSAY: Why Trump Shakes al-Sharaa's Hand Without Letting Go of Ukraine
There is something dizzying about the image the NATO summit in Ankara produced in early July 2026: on the very same day, Donald Trump…
ACCOUNT: From Evian to Ankara, Zelensky's Second Chance With Trump
There is a quiet geography to wartime diplomacy, and it sometimes runs through places we associate more with vacations than with negotiations over survival.
TESTIMONY: Trump wants to meet Zelensky to discuss an end-of-war scenario
On July 5, 2026, a senior American official indicated that the meeting planned between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara…
DECODING: Trump calls Putin and Zelensky on America's Independence Day
On July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of American independence, President Donald Trump spoke by phone with the two leaders at the heart of…
INVESTIGATION: Cost of Modifying Qatari Presidential Plane Sparks Criticism
When it comes to justifying federal spending, the numbers should line up. Yet that is not what is happening with the conversion of the…