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** June 26, 2025
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Trump’s Ceasefire: Strategic Vision or Calculated Illusion?
by Ahmed Charai

Trump’s Iran policy is not regime change by force—it is strategic disengagement from the regime and re-engagement with the people. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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Montenegro’s Opportunity
by Andrija Mandić

Strategically situated on the Balkan coast, Montenegro is a reliable ally of the United States in a time of global realignment. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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Iran Can Hit Gulf Energy Assets Hard, But Will They?
by Greg Priddy

Iran can hit Gulf energy assets with missiles in retaliation for the US bombing, but will it actually use its strategic capabilities? Read it here ([link removed]) .
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How Will Russia Respond to the Israel–Iran War?
by Mikael Pir-Budagyan

Russia sees the Israel–Iran war as both a strategic distraction and a dangerous gamble, boosting oil profits and diverting Western focus from Ukraine, but risking nuclear chaos and regional upheaval. Read it here ([link removed]) .
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Venezuela and “America First”
by Mackenzie France

President Trump made the right choice in renewing sanctions on Maduro’s autocratic regime. Read it here ([link removed]) .

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