Global Hotspots Outlook: U.S. Blockades Iran Amid Renewed Diplomacy
This week, the United States imposed a blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz during the ongoing two-week...
Global Hotspots: U.S. Weighs Direct Involvement in Israel/Iran Conflict
This week, Israel escalated its military campaign against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, while the U.S. weighed potential involvement in the conflict. In the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan added Chinese companies to its export blacklist, limiting their access to advanced microchips, while concerns lingered over the impact of Chinese rare earth elements export curbs despite last week’s U.S./China trade agreement. In the Russia/Ukraine war, Ukrainian operations halted Russian advances on Sumy, while leaders of the G7 discussed new sanctions against Russia.
This week, Israel escalated its military campaign against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, while the U.S. weighed potential involvement in the conflict. In the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan added Chinese companies to its export blacklist, limiting their access to advanced microchips, while concerns lingered over the impact of Chinese rare earth elements export curbs despite last week’s U.S./China trade agreement. In the Russia/Ukraine war, Ukrainian operations halted Russian advances on Sumy, while leaders of the G7 discussed new sanctions against Russia.
Read the Weekly Forecast Monitor Here
Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
usaisraeliranchinarussiaukrainesumy
Related content
Global Hotspots Outlook: U.S. and Iran Reach Tenuous Ceasefire
This week, the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire following President Donald Trump’s threats of targeting Iran’s power...
Global Hotspots: 2026 Q2 Forecast (Part 2)
In this episode, we continue to highlight our recently published 2026 Q2 forecast report on geopolitical hotspots around the world...
Global Hotspots: 2026 Q2 Forecast (Part 1)
This podcast highlights our recently published 2026 Q2 Forecast report on geopolitical hotspots around the world and their implications on global connectivity themes...