The Seven Year Plan
How Iran Built Its Way Out of American Power Before the First Bomb Fell Published May 22, 2026 The war in the Strait of Hormuz did not begin in February 2026. It began in a pipeline trench in Bushehr province…
Continue reading...Foreign Policy (5)
Coverage of U.S. foreign policy decisions, international relations, military actions, and the impact of aid cuts on global health and security.
The Man Who Built the Rival Exchange
Chris Cook, the Petrodollar, and a Century of Oil and Power Published May 22, 2026 To understand what Iran is doing in the Strait of Hormuz today — charging tolls in yuan and stablecoins, building a permanent architecture of control…
Continue reading...The Toll Booth at the End of the World
Iran, Oman, and the Battle for the Strait of Hormuz Published May 22, 2026 The Strait of Hormuz is twelve miles wide at its narrowest point. Through it flows roughly one fifth of all the oil that moves by sea…
Continue reading...The Government That Built the Rocket
Elon Musk, DOGE, Golden Dome, and the $2 Trillion Payday Published May 2026 The world's richest man spent four months inside the federal government cutting programs, eliminating agencies, and slashing budgets in the name of fiscal responsibility. Now, with impeccable…
Continue reading...USAID cuts negatively affected the Ebola response
This story has several layers and they all connect to decisions made over the past 16 months. On May 16, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global public health…
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