Tag: War
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Getting Oil Tankers To Return to the Strait of Hormuz
With oil traffic halted in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. approved a $20 billion reinsurance backstop to lure insurers and tanker operators back into the region. The move may stabilize oil markets, but it raises serious questions about navigational hazards, potential blockages, and the human risks faced by tanker crews.
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Iran: Is It War or Isn’t It War?
The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, yet presidents have repeatedly launched conflicts without one. By calling them “police actions,” “military operations,” or “targeted strikes,” wars continue without formal declarations—even when the scale of violence looks indistinguishable from war.
