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  1. A UPS truck driver stands in transit as gasoline prices are advertised at over seven dollars a gallon at a gas station downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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    Why the War in Iran Prompted a Global Energy Crisis—and How it Might End

    by Joshua Busby, Greg Pollock

    The widening conflict in the Middle East underscores the recurrent vulnerability of fossil fuel energy systems—and why a pivot to renewables is critical.

  2. Lama El Baz

    Research Associate, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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  3. Revisiting US Middle East Strategy
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    Revisiting US Middle East Strategy

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    A panel of experts examine the future of US policy in the Middle East and how the election results could shift American priorities in the region.

  4. Rachel Bronson

    Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow, Energy and Geopolitics, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    What Trump's Peace Plan Means for Israel and Hamas

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    by Steven A. Cook, Sanam Vakil

    Trump and Netanyahu announced a 20-point plan for Gaza, widely hailed by global leaders What comes next?

  6. Inside Iran: How the War May Shape the Country's Political Future
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    Inside Iran: How the War May Shape the Country's Political Future

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    Richard Nephew, Dafna Rand, and Ariane Tabatabai examine what the war in Iran means for the country's people, its civil society, and its political future.
  7. President Donald Trump signs the charter of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026.
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    The Paradox of President Trump's Peace Project

    by Leslie Vinjamuri

    Trump can disrupt wars and force pauses but has yet to close one. The gap is creating space for middle powers—and an opening for China.

  8. Ask Me Anything: Inside the Council's Research with Ari Tabatabai and Raymond Kuo
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    Ask Me Anything: Inside the Council's Research with Ari Tabatabai and Raymond Kuo

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    Ari Tabatabai and Raymond Kuo discuss Council research, foreign policy, and more with members of the Young Professionals Network.
  9. Americans Say the Iran War Is Bad for the United States
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    Americans Say the Iran War Is Bad for the United States

    Public Opinion Survey
    by Dina Smeltz, Lama El Baz

    May 12, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Download Report (PDF), But Republicans stand in stark contrast, favoring the Trump administration’s actions in Iran., The US-Israeli war against Iran remains at a stalemate after US President Donald ...

  10. an Iranian missile and flag
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    The Challenges of a Nuclear Deal with Iran

    by Saeid Golkar

    While the Trump administration's proposed agreement would curtail Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, it would not touch the real drivers of the Islamic Republic’s power.