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The Iranian Regime is Badly Wounded. Will It Be Enough?
Tehran has lost proxies, deterrent credibility, and strategic patience. Loss of capacity is not the same as loss of control.
The Middle East's Looming Water Crisis: Desalination, Drought, and War
Climate change and a widening war over Iran are pushing the Middle East's fragile water supply toward a breaking point. Here is why it matters.
Could the Shah Return? Reza Pahlavi and the Fight to Replace Iran's Islamic Republic
With Khamenei dead and protests sweeping Iran, exiled prince Reza Pahlavi is suddenly a serious option. But can a transition survive the Revolutionary Guards?
Qatar's LNG Halt: How the Iran War Triggered a Global Energy Crisis
Qatar's force majeure on liquefied natural gas pulled a fifth of global supply offline, sending gas prices soaring and exposing how fragile the LNG market really is.
The Ayatollah Is Dead: Who Will Replace Iran's Supreme Leader?
With Ayatollah Khamenei killed in a US-Israeli strike, Iran faces a perilous succession. Here are the contenders to lead a regime fighting for survival.
Why Mexico's Cartels Are So Powerful: Four Presidencies, One Failing State Equation
How four Mexican presidencies and radically different strategies all failed to break the cartels, and why the violence keeps escalating.
An American Water Crisis Is Coming: The Colorado River Reckoning
More than forty million Americans depend on a drying Colorado River, and the leaders who manage it have missed every deadline to fix the crisis.
Was Epstein a Russian Asset? What the Files Reveal About His Spy-World Ties
The Epstein files name Russia, Israel, the UAE and the CIA. The likeliest answer isn't one handler — it's a man too valuable for any agency to ignore.
China's Former Justice Minister Tang Yijun Jailed for Life: What His Fall Reveals
Tang Yijun rose to run China's legal system and fell to a life sentence for bribery. Inside the case, the theories, and Xi's widening purge.
Why Keir Starmer's Landslide Government Is Fighting for Survival
How a 174-seat majority unravelled into a crisis premiership, and whether the Mandelson-Epstein scandal finally finishes Keir Starmer off.
Japan Is Rearming: Why Takaichi's Supermajority Could End Eighty Years of Pacifism
Sanae Takaichi won postwar Japan's largest parliamentary majority. Now she is moving to end an eighty-year pacifist streak. Here is why that matters.
Peru's Permanent Crisis: How a Corrupt Elite Broke Six Presidents in a Decade
Inside Peru's decade of revolving-door presidents, endemic corruption, deadly protest crackdowns, and the rise of organized crime ahead of the 2026 vote.