The Tollbooth At The Edge Of Open Water
Trump proposed a 20 percent toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Freedom of navigation has acquired a cash drawer.
Category: Foreign Policy
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First The Report Card, Then The Cargo, Then The Fog
NATO left Ankara with higher defense pledges, new arms deals, and a quieter American role. The alliance did not settle its course. It changed who must read the compass.
The Article 5 Switchboard: Europe Hears Silence, Trump Hears the Signal
The official story says Europe is anxious about NATO. The real story is that the Article 5 switchboard has been pulled into the open, and the old alliance architecture is finally exposing its wiring.
The Hormuz Switchboard
Donald Trump’s shadow government is live. Why we trust his instincts to lead us into the final conflict at the Hormuz Switchboard.