JST WorldWatch April 2026

Hormuz: When War Becomes Global

https://youtu.be/XrmvZc6tOEI Today’s analysis of the shockwave triggered by a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...
Essays April 2026

Is Turkey Preventing Trump From Pursuing The Only Iran Strategy That Could Work?

In early March when the campaign against Iran had just begun, it seemed that U.S. president Trump wanted to use Iranian...
Essays April 2026

What Does the War of Iran Imply for Taiwan?

The strategic conditions of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait are expected to be different from those of the war in the...
Essays April 2026

Rising Tensions in the Far-East

The landslide victory of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the snap...
Essays March 2026

Hormuz and the Globalization of the War

The war between Israel and the United States against Iran began much like the summer 2025 conflict: a campaign of...
Essays March 2026

THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER THE IRAN WAR: LESSONS AND OUTCOMES

It is ambitious at this point given the uncertainties of the raging Iran War to inventory likely lessons and outcomes on...
Essays March 2026

Wired for War: How The US’s Infrastructure Corridors Became the Front Line Against China and Iran

The great strategic contests of the twenty-first century are not decided on battlefields alone. They are fought in...
Essays March 2026

The Iran War Is Recasting the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa as a Strategic Battleground

From IMEC to China’s Belt and Road, global powers are converging on one of the world’s oldest geopolitical crossroads...
Essays March 2026

Could Ukraine Actually Defeat Russia?

When President Donald Trump said (in 2025) Ukraine could regain its territory, it wasn’t just a comment about borders. It...
Essays March 2026

The Iranian Regime in Wartime Transformation: Why Mojtaba Khamene’i is far from Supreme

The strategic impact of decapitation attacks is a controversial question. Advocates point to organizations and nations...

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