Tag: Iran

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  Geo-Connectivity and the Death of Eurasia

  In moments of crisis, the connections that bind Eurasia’s economies together can become the very channels through which instability spreads. This “geo-connectivity” framework responds to a dynamic that became impossible to ignore this year with three concurrent war theaters overlapping across Eurasia: Ukraine, Iran, and Afghanistan-Pakistan. Existing analytical traditions treat each theater in isolation and

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  Paul Saunders Writes on Economic Implications of the Iran War

  In his contribution to the Stimson Center‘s “Reimagining US Grand Strategy” series, Center for the National Interest President Paul Saunders argues that America’s reflexive focus on gasoline prices badly understates what’s at stake in the Persian Gulf. He takes measure of the global energy system, and warns that an indefinite “no-war, no-peace” standoff with a

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  China and the Iran War (w/ Hani Findakly)

  A lot of commentators have speculated on the geopolitics of the Iran War in terms of the strategic calculus of America and China. In the West, many experts have questioned what kind of signal the war sends in terms of America’s resolve around the world and its ability to sustain a wartime footing. In the

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  Iran: The U.S. Needs to Find an Offramp, Soon

  Ten weeks after the U.S. and Israel began their campaign of military strikes against Iran, a ceasefire remains in place, but negotiations appear deadlocked. In the Center for the National Interest’s latest Policy Brief, CFTNI Senior Fellow Greg Priddy assesses current circumstances and U.S. options in what has become an economic war of attrition. In

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  The Arab Gulf States After the War: Expectations for Washington and Tehran

  While the outcome of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is still hard to predict, some of the consequences for Arab Gulf states are coming into focus. In the Center for the National Interest’s latest Policy Brief, CFTNI Senior Fellow Joshua Yaphe examines some of the decisions that Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the

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