To make cross-border payments despite US sanctions, Iran has built a system of workarounds that includes banks, intermediaries, shadow networks, and cryptocurrency. WASHINGTON—There is a
One month ago, US and Israeli forces launched a military campaign against the Iranian regime that has had profound, globe-spanning consequences ever since—from energy markets to the global economy, and from the Gulf and broader Middle
Iran’s ballistic missiles and OWA UAVs Douglas Barrie Tehran’s stock of close, short, medium and intermediate-range ballistic missiles was a central pillar of its deterrence
The US and Israeli militaries are hammering Iran for a second week. Iranian forces and proxies are striking back across the Middle East. Global financial
WASHINGTON—After weeks of uncertainty, a seemingly perfect storm has formed in the Persian Gulf—one that energy security analysts and risk assessors have long feared. Amid
Artificial intelligence is poised to transform warfare in ways that are only beginning to be understood. Autonomous weapons systems, drone swarms, and AI-driven command networks
What happens in Iran doesn’t stay in Iran. The consequences of the US-Israeli military campaign launched on Saturday, which is aimed at regime change in Iran and
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now entering its fifth year, making it one of the longest and most consequential military confrontations in contemporary European
WASHINGTON—Experienced foreign-policy observers in the US capital have long learned never to make public predictions. The world is far too uncertain and the downside risks
Following this weekend’s Munich Security Conference, one conclusion is unavoidable: a year into Donald Trump’s presidency and four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine,