Explainers
G7 Launches Critical Minerals Alliance as Global Supply Chain Risks Intensify
For much of modern economic history, oil has been the resource that shaped global politics, international alliances and economic strategy. Today, another group of...
Drone Strikes Have Killed More Than 1,000 Civilians in Sudan in 2026 — The UN Is Calling It a New Phase of War
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 15 — the same day the Iran war peace...
109 Days of War — What It Cost and What Was Won
The United States-Iran war began on February 28, 2026, and ended — in its formal declaration — on June...
Israel Was Not at the Table — Netanyahu Demands a Meeting With Trump About the Iran Deal
Israel co-launched the February 28 strikes that began the Iran war but was not directly involved in the negotiations...
The Iran War Is Over — Trump and Iran Announce Peace Deal After 109 Days
President Donald Trump and the Iranian government announced on the evening of June 15, 2026, that the United States...
Why the 2026 G7 Summit Could Shape the Next Global Order
Every G7 summit arrives with ambitious goals. Few arrive with as many overlapping crises as the gathering taking place...
Two Versions of the Iran Deal Are Circulating — $25 Billion or $300 Billion, and That Gap Is the Problem
Bloomberg News and Reuters have published different accounts of what the Iran-US MOU contains in its financial provisions —...
Six Issues That Could Still Break the Iran Deal — Even at the Last Minute
As the Iran-US memorandum of understanding approaches what mediators are describing as its final hours before signing, the Council...