Today, Taiwan occupies a uniquely important position in the global economy. The island produces the overwhelming majority of the world’s most advanced semiconductors, manufacturing the chips that power everything from smartphones and artificial intelligence systems to...
Poison once sang that every rose has its thorn. Georgia’s Rose Revolution had plenty. Eduard Shevardnadze returned to Georgia in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, stepping into a country already torn apart by civil war and ethnic divisions. He was seen...
John and I continue reading and commentary on Rules for Radicals
A ceasefire memo is supposed to stop wars, not rename them. We start with the weekend’s flashpoint in the Strait of Hormuz and ask a blunt question: if the MOU bans initiating military operations and the threat or use of force, how do we end up with drone attacks,...
Vice President JD Vance said that the US had achieved its core objective in Iran by preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Vance and President Donald Trump have recently said that the US plans to denuclearize Iran. "We have all the cards in the...
The Iranian Foreign Minister warned Israel of an immediate response if officials continue to call for the death of the Supreme Leader. On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was “marked for death.”...
The Board of Peace said that the UN aid agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) can have no role in the future of Gaza. “UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza,” the Board of Peace posted to X on Wednesday. “We are turning the page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency...
An Iranian official explained that Tehran was sending a negotiating team to Qatar for indirect talks with the US about implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). “What will probably be done in Doha tomorrow is a discussion on the implementation of clauses of...
Iranian and Omani officials are in negotiations over charging fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if Muscat enters into a deal with Tehran to charge tolls in the key waterway. According to an Iranian...
The head of the Iranian negotiating team says Tehran will not engage with Washington in peace talks until the US abides by its commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that current negotiations...
