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America's Middle East Gamble: Less Military, More Power
Washington is changing some of its most reliable military partnerships in the Middle East because it believes states, markets, and diplomacy can deliver what American troops and Kurdish proxies increasingly cannot.
Turkey Turns Geography into Leverage: The Pipeline That Bypasses Hormuz
Against the backdrop of the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran–US conflict, Turkey and Iraq have agreed to expand the pipeline network, which allows Baghdad to diversify its oil exports and Ankara to strengthen its position as an indispensable energy hub in the region.
The Recklessness of Empires: Why the U.S.-Saudi Strikes on Iraq Are a Strategic Catastrophe
In the final days of July 2026, the United States and Saudi Arabia committed an act of breathtaking strategic folly.
