Walter MurrowRubio’s “Weeks, Not Months” Promise
Speaking on Friday after meeting G7 foreign ministers in France, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a confident tone, telling reporters that Washington expects its operation against Iran to…
Airstrikes Aren’t Working — So Now What?
The US military campaign against Iran has reached an inflection point. After missile strikes failed to break Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly a…
The Bigger Picture
The common thread running through this week’s news is vulnerability — of energy systems built on complacency, of press freedoms eroded by bureaucratic indifference, of democratic institutions tested…
Washington’s Other Crisis: The DHS Shutdown Drags On
The partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security showed no signs of ending as House Republican leaders moved to reject a compromise funding deal that had passed the Senate overnight. The…
Gilgo Beach Suspect Expected to Plead Guilty
In a case that has gripped the American public for over a decade, 62-year-old Rex Heuermann — the man charged with murdering seven women over a 17-year span in what became known as the Gilgo Beach…
A New Push to Protect Journalists From Unlawful Raids
On Capitol Hill, a bipartisan effort is underway to address a different kind of systemic failure. Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Becca Balint have introduced the Privacy Protection Updates Act,…
Australia: Running on Empty
Half a world away from the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is hitting Australians hard. In New South Wales, tradies are hiking their prices and truck drivers are deliberately slowing down to…
A War Measured in Fuel Prices
The U.S.-led military operation against Iran — described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as expected to conclude in “weeks not months” — is producing consequences that are anything but short-term…
The Bigger Picture
What ties these disparate stories together is a world under overlapping pressures. The war in Iran is no longer a regional conflict — it is reshaping energy markets, forcing governments from…
Media Shake-Ups Down Under and in Costa Rica
The media world saw its own dramas. In Australia, controversial radio broadcaster Kyle Sandilands described the experience as “traumatic” as he entered court for his first hearing against ARN, the…