Iran adds a new layer of difficulty to an increasingly unstable US–Japan relationship, as the Japanese prime minister ...

The effective blockade of the strait during the US-Israeli war with Iran has increased the chance of accidents and forced ...

The Trump administration has given mixed messages about its support for a potential Kurdish uprising, which would face a ...

The war will not affect Russian plans in Ukraine – but it will likely force a rethink of long-held Russian strategic concepts ...

Even a long war would have limited consequences for global GDP. But some emerging economies are vulnerable to persistent high energy prices.

The US strikes raise questions over China’s policy to forge energy and trade ties with US rivals. But in the long term, ...

The attacks – and the assassination of Supreme Leader Khamenei – create precedents for other countries seeking to resort to ...

Beijing is striving for tech self-reliance, aiming to embed intelligent technologies in its economy. But there is a tension in the strategy that could define China’s next decade.

The president once saw opposition to wars as key to his popularity. But the Iran attacks show he is now more interested in ...

Regime change in Iran could secure election victory. But much depends on President Trump. And the risks for Israel’s ...

Dissuasion avancée’ is intended to give France’s partners a greater stake in nuclear deterrence, retain French command and ...