Navigating the Vortex

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UAExit: UAE Quits OPEC
The collapse of another order was always the real story. The UAE's departure from OPEC is the confirmation.
 • Lucy P. Marcus
Orbán's election defeat frees €90 billion for Ukraine — but the harder question is EU membership
By Tetyana Malyarenko and Stefan Wolff
 • Navigating the Vortex
"Is the American strategy working or flailing?" — Iran, the blockade, and China
The Iran–US ceasefire expires 22 April. Stefan Wolff on back-channel talks, the blockade risk, and why China is failing its global leadership test.
 • Navigating the Vortex
Lebanon strikes expose a major flaw in Trump’s Iran deal
Israel’s fight with Hezbollah and other Iranian regional proxies is part of a strategy that predates, and is at odds with, US President Donald Trump’s…
 • Stefan Wolff
Orbán's re-election campaign exposes tensions at the heart of Donald Trump’s plans to boost the far‑right in Europe
The battle for Hungary is part of an ongoing debate over the west as a geopolitical project.
 • Stefan Wolff

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