Briefing: Gold drops nearly 10% in worst weekly rout since 2011
Strategic angle: The metal saw bumpy trading on Friday morning, after joining a broad sell-off the previous day.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
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Briefing: Trump: 'I don't want to do a ceasefire' in Iran war
Strategic angle: President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. is 'obliterating' Iran in the ongoing conflict.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Iran: The ‘Mosaic Doctrine’, Zelensky V Orban, Hungary-splaining
Strategic angle: Amidst ongoing assassinations within Iran's regime, the political landscape remains tumultuous.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Saudi Arabia has a workaround for the Hormuz crude-export standstill. It may not be enough.
Strategic angle: Saudi Arabia's efforts to address the Hormuz crude-export challenges may fall short.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Iran war: Assassinations leave little room for negotiation
Strategic angle: With most of its leaders killed, those stepping up to take their place in the Iranian regime appear to be far less willing to compromise. Is Washington's strategy of decapitation strikes backfiring?
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Israel Strikes Syria After Druze Clashes
Strategic angle: Syria condemned the strikes on weapons sites and government infrastructure as an 'outrageous' assault on Syria's sovereignty.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Iran issues global threat as Israel's regime kill list grows with help from the inside
Strategic angle: Israel eliminated three top Iranian commanders on Friday as it continues its relentless strikes on Tehran's repression forces, with help from ordinary Iranians who are rising up against the regime.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds
Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Netanyahu’s Iran war press briefing targeted at ‘audience of one’: Donald Trump
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s press briefing on the Iran war was aimed specifically at President Donald Trump, according to reports.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Trump caught unprepared by escalation of war with Iran
Strategic angle: The American president struggles to justify US-Israeli intervention amid rising tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Missile Strikes Near Russian TV Crew in Lebanon
Strategic angle: A missile hit close to a Russian state TV crew during a live broadcast, injuring the reporter and cameraman.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: 'There's a lot of ways that this could escalate and get worse': Iran war rattles energy markets
Strategic angle: Dan Marks discusses the implications of Israel's attack on Iran's South Pars natural gas field for global energy markets.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
U.S. Oil Prices Surge Past $100 Amid Iran Tensions
Escalating threats from the Trump administration lead to a significant spike in oil prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Europe's fertilizer crisis: prices surge due to Iran war and dependence on Russia
Strategic angle: The fertilizer market is facing a double crisis as the Iran war escalates and European dependence on Russian supplies becomes evident.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Israel and Iran exchange strikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
Strategic angle: Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran’s capital, Tehran, just as blasts were heard in East Jerusalem with sirens and booms sounding across the city.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Airlines draw up contingency plans over jet fuel shortage fears
Strategic angle: War in the Middle East is disrupting supplies and driving up prices
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Middle East war live: Israel strikes Tehran on Persian New Year as war rattles energy markets
Strategic angle: Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Australia PM heckled at Sydney mosque Ramadan event
Strategic angle: The government's response to the Israel-Gaza war and rising Islamophobia has angered many Muslim Australians.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Iran war-induced fertilizer shortage threatens Republicans in farm states ahead of midterms
Strategic angle: Democrats are vying for competitive seats across farm country in 2026, and fertilizer shortages spurred by the Iran war give them a new affordability angle.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: How striking Iran’s nuclear power plant may impact the entire region
Strategic angle: An analysis of the potential regional consequences of a strike on Iran's nuclear facility.
Editorial Staff Mar 20