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Persian Gulf
Ideas
The Hormuz War Will End
Amos Hochstein
April 7, 2026
National Security
The Real Intelligence Failure in Iran
Shane Harris
April 5, 2026
Podcasts
Watching War From the Strait of Hormuz
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Ideas
Why Trump Didn’t Predict the Gas-Price Spike
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National Security
Trump’s Fateful Choice
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and
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Ideas
Lions Led by Donkeys
Eliot A. Cohen
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National Security
A Turning Point in the Iran War
Shane Harris
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Ideas
The War With Iran Is Exposing Big Problems for the Military
Eliot A. Cohen
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Ideas
The Strategic Follies of the Islamic Republic
Eliot A. Cohen
March 23, 2026
Global
The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island
Brynn Tannehill
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National Security
The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water
Vivian Salama
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Global
Snorkeling in the Strait of Hormuz
Graeme Wood
March 17, 2026
Ideas
One War, Two Mistakes
Eliot A. Cohen
March 17, 2026
Ideas
Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz
Phillips Payson O’Brien
March 13, 2026
Global
The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump
Franklin Foer
March 11, 2026
Global
The Gulf Countries Can’t Take Much More
Robert F. Worth
March 6, 2026
Ideas
U.S. Arms Sales to the Gulf Have Failed
Andrew Exum
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