Baghdad's 'preventive sovereignty' is a sham
There is a particular kind of theater performed by governments when they wish to appear in control of a house they no longer own.
By Caroline Ashford ·
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Iran is holding the Strait of Hormuz hostage for a paycheck
When the diesel pump in Newell hits six dollars a gallon, it isn’t just a statistic for the evening news; it is a direct tax on every acre of corn and every head of hog in the county.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Saudi Arabia’s Oil ‘Lifeline’ Was Attacked. Here’s What to Know
There is a particular kind of theater practiced in Baghdad, a performance of statehood that mimics the forms of sovereignty while hollowing out the substance.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Saudi Arabia must strike Maysan to stop the drone blockade
The East-West pipeline is not merely a feat of engineering; it is the strategic lung of the Saudi state.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Attack on key Saudi pipeline is blamed on Iran-backed militias in Iraq
When the price of diesel hits six dollars a gallon, the people who actually move the world—the truckers, the farmers, the delivery drivers—are the ones who pay the tax on a…
By Alma Cordero ·
Iran's drone strikes on Saudi Arabia tax the global working class
The cost of this geopolitical chess match isn't measured in diplomatic cables or satellite imagery; it’s measured at the pump.
By Maya Ellison ·