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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 14, 2026 during German-Ukrainian government consultations. The meeting comes as US-initiated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled, with Kyiv baulking at the idea it could cede territory to Russia. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with the German chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 14, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A Blueprint for Ambitious Ukraine-Gulf Ties

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Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Apr 20, 2026

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CLARK on Al Jazeera April 2026

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In the Media

Did the US Misjudge Iran? What This War Reveals.

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Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Apr 19, 2026

KEN M on DW April 2026

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In the Media

The Eight Countries That Could Swing the Global Power Balance

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Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

In the Media

Apr 17, 2026

Sept. 4, 2024 shows the Hercegovina Bridge along the Pocitelj - Zvirovici subsection project, part of the pan-European Corridor Vc highway, in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH. A subsection of a new highway in Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH, constructed by a consortium of Chinese and Azerbaijani companies, opened on Thursday. According to representatives from one of the constructors China State Construction Engineering Corporation CSCEC, the Pocitelj - Zvirovici subsection project, part of the pan-European

The Hercegovina Bridge along the Pocitelj-Zvirovici subsection of the pan-European Corridor Vc highway, in September. 4, 2024, in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Black Sea-Caspian Region and the Eurasian Chessboard

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Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Apr 16, 2026

1 Min Read

Doran CBS April 2026

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In the Media

Where Trump’s Goals in Iran Stand at This Point

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

In the Media

Apr 16, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he prepares to depart from the White House on April 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The President was on his way to Florida and was scheduled to attend a UFC event. (Photo by Matt McClain/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House on April 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Podcast

American Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump

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Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Apr 16, 2026

An oil tanker is docked unloading crude oil at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on April 7, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images)

An oil tanker is docked unloading crude oil at the port in Qingdao, China, on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Will The US Cut Off China’s Iranian Oil Lifeline?

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Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Podcast

Apr 15, 2026

Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration (CGA) vessel Su'ao (CG612) sails at the Keelung Harbour in Keelung on December 30, 2025, amid Chinese military drills around Taiwan. China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on December 30 for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ports and assaults on maritime targets. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration vessel Su'ao sails at the Keelung Harbour in Keelung on December 30, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Japan’s Stake in the Taiwan Strait

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Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Podcast

Apr 15, 2026

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Podcast

KMT Leader Visits Beijing, China’s Lessons from the US-Iran Conflict, 47th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act

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Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

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Colin Tessier-Kay

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Apr 14, 2026

Bulk Carrier, Belray, in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026 in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. In a statement yesterday, the UAE and nearly two dozen other countries issued a joint statement condemning Iran's "attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces." Maritime traffic through the strait, which conveys about 20% of the

A bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026, in Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Launches a Blockade of Iranian Ports

Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute

Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow

Michael Sobolik

Commentary

Apr 14, 2026

1 Min Read

RIBOUA on Israel update April 2026

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Podcast

It’s the Economy, Habibi

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michael_doran

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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zineb_riboua

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran & Zineb Riboua

Podcast

Apr 14, 2026

President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump during a news conference in the White House briefing room on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Seven Myths About the Iran War

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Commentary

Apr 13, 2026

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