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A blockade striking Iran’s Economy will provide direct leverage in negotiations, but that it provokes questions that are going unanswered should impel caution.

World events and the oil price are likely to determine the future sanctions strategy of Ukraine’s allies. It is time to finally focus on crypto.

The US government tried to provide political risk insurance and guarantees to shipping and energy firms operating in the Gulf in an effort to keep the Hormuz Strait open. Here is the story why the scheme did not work.

Hasty or premature assessments aside, it is too soon to read Iran’s conduct in this war as definitive evidence of regime survival.

US-Israeli strikes suggest preferred political end-states. Each make assumptions of resilience, anti-regime sentiment and air power effects. Do these assumptions still hold?

Why Qatar and much of the GCC see prolonged conflict not as a strategy, but as a threat to the stability that built their prosperity.

As the Middle East is facing grave uncertainty against the backdrop of what is being called the 'Third Gulf War’, Ankara is managing an uneasy relationship with Iran.

Significant numbers of advanced munitions have been expended, revealing that battlefield dominance matters less than the industrial capacity to replenish critical stockpiles.

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz without formally closing it. The question facing Washington is not how to secure the waterway – it is whether any realistic military operation actually can.

As the conflict deepens, the world must urgently address the risk of biological weapons falling through the cracks.

By targeting data centres in the Gulf, Iran has created global uncertainty about the resilience, sovereignty and security of digital infrastructures.

The Gulf States will be re-evaluating their future following the US’ betrayal of its security guarantees.

Ripples of economic disruption radiating from the attack on Iran by Israel and the US give notice of the effect a war over Taiwan would spread through the world.

Aside from policy differences with the US, the UK’s Armed Forces’ size and capacity make difficult any large UK involvement in war with Iran.

This paper examines how hostile states exploit far-right gender and identity narratives to polarise societies and weaken democracies.

Sistani has issued a layered statement addressing the war against Iran.

As Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion develop, several dimensions of cyber activity demand attention and careful qualification.

As the United States and Israel conduct major strikes against Iran, four RUSI experts provide their thoughts after the first few days of conflict.