The US-Iran agreement is far more than an understanding to end a months-long war that thrust the Strait of Hormuz back to the forefront of global concern. It marks a pivotal moment—one that forces a re-examination of the Middle East’s political, security, and economic landscape and raises questions that extend well beyond the battlefield.

What is at stake is not simply whether the war has ended, but whether the region is on the cusp of a new regional order. Will the deal and potential new security order pave the way for better regional relations with Iran or revive old tensions and conflicts?

Immigrants, Islam, and European Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55256064" align="aligncenter" width="940"]Syrian refugees offer flowers to German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) main candidate Angela Merkel after she gave…

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Xi: It Man in China

[caption id="attachment_55255980" align="alignnone" width="3000"] Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanies Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony inside…

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How to Solve the Global Water Crisis

[caption id="attachment_55255992" align="alignnone" width="940"] The Jamam refugee camp in Upper Nile State, South Sudan houses 36,500 vulnerable people who have fled across the border from their…

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Putin's Succession Conundrum

[caption id="attachment_55255997" align="alignnone" width="940"] Russia's current president Vladimir Putin (front), a candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential election, meets with his campaign…

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Russian Spy Saga

[caption id="attachment_55255932" align="alignnone" width="5568"] Members of the emergency services in green biohazard encapsulated suits afix the tent over the bench where a man and a woman were…

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Putin's Past Explains Russia's Future

[caption id="attachment_55255924" align="aligncenter" width="3882"] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his New Year address to Russians in central Moscow on December 31, 2017.(Getty)[/caption] …

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A U.S. Containment Strategy for Syria

[caption id="attachment_55255919" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] US forces, accompanied by Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters, drive their armoured vehicles near the northern Syrian…

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