Tehran Is Poised to Overplay Its Hand; How Beijing’s Export Strategy Will Keep Poor Countries Poor; The Growing Odds and Seismic Consequences of a Le Pen–Bardella Victory
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 2026 

Iran Won the War but May Lose the Peace

Tehran Is Poised to Overplay Its Hand

By Nate Swanson

 

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At a truck factory in Baotou, China, June 2026

China Is Pulling Up the Ladder Behind It

How Beijing’s Export Strategy Will Keep Poor Countries Poor

By Shoumitro Chatterjee and Arvind Subramanian

 
National Rally leader Marine Le Pen in Paris, January 2026

How France Falls to the Far Right

The Growing Odds and Seismic Consequences of a Le Pen–Bardella Victory

By Mujtaba Rahman

 

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Cuban soldiers at a pro-government rally in Havana, May 2026 

Cuba’s Only Choice

A Deal With Washington Is the Island’s Best Hope

By Michael J. Bustamante and Ricardo Herrero

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