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The War is Evolving: George Friedman on Miscalculations in Iran

Christian Smith: Foreign. Hello and welcome to this podcast from Geopolitical Futures. I’m Christian Smith. The US Israeli war with Iran is two and...

The Evolution of the Iran War

The US-Israeli war with Iran has no end in sight as strikes on both sides continue. With Iran’s capitulation failing to materialize and the...

Telehealth Electives Launched for Qatar Medical Students Amid Geopolitical Instability

As the conflict engulfing the Middle East complicates clinical instruction for medical students at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, medical education leadership in New York has...

Bitcoin’s Shifting Correlation: Geopolitics Takes the Wheel

Geopolitics, particularly those affecting oil markets, are now playing a more dominant role in shaping bitcoin price action. 

Why Iran is using passage through Strait of Hormuz as geopolitical ‘ransom’

As Iran allows some ships but not others to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping chokepoint, the arrangements amount to what...

Walmart-backed PhonePe pauses IPO plans amid geopolitical tensions, market volatility

1 / 8 FILE PHOTO: Muhammad Saleem, 48, a Kashmiri roadside vendor, sells fruits in a market area in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, February 6, 2026....

Walmart-backed PhonePe pauses IPO plans amid geopolitical tensions, market volatility

Walmart -backed ​Indian ​fintech firm PhonePe ⁠has ​temporarily paused ​its initial public offering ​plans, ​citing geopolitical tensions ‌and ⁠volatility in global capital ​markets, ​the...

Iran War Lays Bare the Geopolitical Cost of Fossil Fuel Dependence

The disruption to global energy markets caused by the war involving Iran has highlighted the strategic risks of relying heavily on fossil fuels, the...

SCHE: Emerging Markets Offer Value Amid Geopolitical Tensions

The Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF has modestly outperformed the S&P 500 so far in 2026. Find out why I rate SCHE a Buy. 

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