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?

Pulling the Trigger on Brexit

[caption id="attachment_55253299" align="aligncenter" width="4000"] Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, invoking Article 50 and…

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The Schulz Effect Faces Its First Test

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A New Deal in Asia

[caption id="attachment_55253203" align="aligncenter" width="3681"] A truck driver walks past a shipping container being moved at the Yangshan Deep Water Port, part of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free…

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The Horn of Africa's Qat-22

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Mothers as Ambassadors for Peace

[caption id="attachment_55253126" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (R) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L) in the West Bank town of Ramallah 08…

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