As tensions build between the US and its long-term allies, historian Sam Edwards examines how the international military ...

Suez Crisis of 1956 offers key lessons for today’s Iran conflict — from limits of military power to the role of ...

While Hormuz remains the Gulf’s core energy corridor, Bab el‑Mandeb functions as the Indo‑Pacific’s critical trade artery.

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Many governments still see diplomacy as the most viable route, though progress has been limited. Escalating attacks on energy infrastructure have hardened positions, reducing the likelihood of ...

As the Strait of Hormuz faces closure amid escalating West Asia tensions, global energy markets are scrambling for alternatives. The Red Sea has emerged as a temporary route, but capacity limits, ...

A canal conflict once broke Britain’s international image. A narrow strait now tests American power.

From the Persian Gulf to the English Channel, a small number of narrow waterways carry the vast bulk of what Europeans eat, buy, and heat their homes with. When one of them is threatened the ...

The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory. A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. This ...

Balci* The conflict in Iran has disrupted energy and commodity markets. Iran has effectively closed the narrow strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit ...

As the world grapples with the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday drew parallels with the 1956 Suez Canal cr.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday invoked the legacy of V.K. Krishna Menon, recalling his central role during the Suez ...