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?

Trump’s Tariffs Strategy

[caption id="attachment_55255847" align="alignnone" width="594"] U.S. President Donald Trump signs a proclamation on adjusting imports of steel into the United States next to steel and aluminum…

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Theresa May's Impossible Vision for Brexit

[caption id="attachment_55255828" align="alignnone" width="4585"] British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker address a press conference at the…

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Russian Spy Poisoning

[caption id="attachment_55255818" align="alignnone" width="2052"] Pictured in this file image dated August 9, 2006, is retired colonel Sergei Skripal during a hearing at the Moscow District Court. …

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Deterring Putin’s Hybrid Warfare

[caption id="attachment_55255812" align="alignnone" width="4500"] European leaders pose during the launch of the Permanent Structured Cooperation, (PESCO), a pact between 25 EU governments to fund,…

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Russia's Mercenary Debacle in Syria

[caption id="attachment_55255732" align="aligncenter" width="4388"] Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he inspects a parade during his visit to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in…

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Foreign Aid: Good, Bad, or a Bit of Both?

[caption id="attachment_55255667" align="aligncenter" width="3500"] A young boy rests by empty USAID vegetable oil tins in the Dagahaley refugee camp which makes up part of the giant Dadaab refugee…

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