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?

The New Language of European Populism

[caption id="attachment_55254993" align="aligncenter" width="4563"] Austrian citizens and asylum seekers march past a poster for Norbert Hofer’s his presidential campaign which includes the phrase …

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Even Smarter Sanctions

[caption id="attachment_55254957" align="aligncenter" width="4340"] U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is seen voting in favor of new sanctions during the Security Council meeting. (Getty)[…

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Deterring Cyberattacks

[caption id="attachment_55254972" align="aligncenter" width="4957"] A picture taken on October 17, 2016 shows an employee walking behind a glass wall with machine coding symbols at the headquarters…

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ISIS' Intelligence Service Refuses to Die

[caption id="attachment_55254930" align="aligncenter" width="3260"] A member of Iraqi intelligence (R) guards 31 suspected ISIS group members at the Intelligence headquarters in Baghdad on March 16,…

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The Hidden Refugee Health Crisis

[caption id="attachment_55254926" align="aligncenter" width="5000"] Lebanese medical student examines displaced refugee woman. Getty)[/caption] On a cold January night near Istanbul’s Taksim Square,…

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A Pan-Eurasian Dream in Progress

[caption id="attachment_55254924" align="aligncenter" width="3213"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) attend the opening ceremony of the first…

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Is the Future Human?

by Bryn Haworth* In his book Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari is concerned with a human future that is no longer strictly human at all. It is a future that finally belongs to the geeks and to their…

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