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An offshore oil construction platform stands in the Mediterranean Sea while oil tanker ships float nearby. No land is visible, and the horizon line is hazy between the dark water and the blue sky. The Israel-Hamas War Could Upend Global Energy Security
Spillover effects could disrupt gas production and major shipping chokepoints.
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Palestinian militants fire rockets toward Israel from Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. What Israeli Intelligence Got Wrong About Hamas
Hubris and toxic politics fueled a mistaken belief in containment.
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Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a gathering in Gaza on Jan. 31, 2016. Can Hamas Be Destroyed?
Israel’s goals in its current war may be too expansive to achieve.
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Demonstrators carry a large banner featuring the words "We will free Palestine within our lifetime." The Hamas Attack Has Changed Everything
The starting point for the new Middle East will be an Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, not an Israeli Embassy in Riyadh.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a dark overcoat over a shirt and tie, is seen from the shoulders up as he stands against bare branches and a wintry sky. Netanyahu’s Road to War
The Israeli leader sought to sideline the Palestinians while wooing the Arab states. Now he faces a bloody backlash.
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A giant, dark plume of smoke rises high over the homes and buildings of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike. What You Need to Know About the Israel-Hamas War
The situation is chaotic, and the fighting is ongoing. But several observations already stand out.
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The silhouette of a person operating hand-held machinery in a rice paddy. Niger Is a Warning for the World Bank
International finance needs a new playbook for crisis as the bank convenes for its annual meetings.
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The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy (left) transfers crude oil from the Russian-flagged oil tanker Lana (right), off the coast of Greece, on May 29, 2022. The Russian Oil Price Cap Can Work Again
With global prices on the rise, here are some ways to fix the system.
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European Council President Charles Michel gestures as he addresses a press conference at a meeting of the European Council at the Europa building in Brussels. The EU Needs to Get Bigger if It Wants to Get Better
Brussels’s continued balking over new members only plays into Russian hands.
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A sign affixed to a metal pole shows capitalized text reading: "Jamal Khashoggi square." Smaller text beneath the title reads: "A journalist and advocate for human rights and democracy slain by the Saudi government." The U.S. Is Letting Its Allies Get Away With Murder
Washington has emboldened violence from partners such as India and Saudi Arabia.
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Then-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez arrives for a closed-door briefing by intelligence officials at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Blue Hawk Down
Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment will shape the future of Congress’s foreign policy.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, center, is welcomed by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, left, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, second from left, on arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan. A President on the Picket Line?
Why Biden’s solidarity with autoworkers is globally unprecedented.
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Hand-painted wooden nesting dolls stand on a table. Two are painted with an image of U.S. President Joe Biden, shown from the torso upward, wearing a black suit and smiling against an American flag background. Next to these is a doll painted with the image of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who smiles against a Chinese flag background. The U.S. Cannot Afford to Lose a Soft-Power Race With China
Washington’s key diplomatic assets have become a political bargaining chip.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (L) meets Prime Minister of northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG), Masrour Barzani in Erbil (R) in Erbil, Iraq on March 15. Iran Is Exploiting Divisions and U.S. Inaction in Iraqi Kurdistan
While Washington sits idly by, the region is on the brink of falling into Tehran’s orbit.
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A general view during the inauguration of a green-tech hydrogen production plant at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland in Wesseling, Germany. Green Hydrogen Isn’t a Silver Bullet
World leaders are betting big on clean hydrogen. How much of it is hype?
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