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What are the potential impacts of sending more US troops to the region on peace and safety for everyone involved?

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the U.S. military prepares for possible next steps in its campaign against Iran, said a U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter. The deployments could help provide Trump with additional options as he weighs expanding U.S. operations, with the Iran war well into its third week

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What are the benefits and risks of providing insurance for ships in the Strait of Hormuz?

Lloyd’s of London is in talks with the U.S. International Development ​Finance Corporation regarding President Donald Trump’s plan to offer political risk insurance for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to permit the flow of oil despite the threats posed by the conflict with Iran. The president touted a plan earlier this week to […]

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What responsibilities do countries have in ensuring safety in the Hormuz Strait?

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said countries that rely on oil carried through the Hormuz strait should take responsibility for keeping the passage open, with American help. Global oil prices have surged by 40 percent as Iran has choked off the vital sea passage and attacked Gulf energy facilities since US-Israeli strikes launched the war on Iran

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What are the potential implications of Germany considering conscription for its defense policy and societal values?

On Dec. 5, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached a significant milestone in his bid to build “Europe’s strongest conventional army”: Germany’s parliament passed a controversial bill requiring all German men to register for potential military service, which could become the first step toward reinstating a draft if volunteer numbers fall short. The breakthrough followed weeks of tense negotiations within Merz’s governing coalition, during which leading members accused one another of “torpedoing” the plan. In the end, Merz held his coalition together, and the law was approved by a margin of 323 to 272.The hard-won vote contrasted sharply with the The post From Restraint to Readiness? Germany Considers Conscription appeared first on War on the Rocks

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What are the possible effects of NATO leadership decisions on international relations and security?

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that the military alliance's members were discussing the "best way" to open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large chunk of the world's oil supply normally passes. "I have been in contact with many allies. We all agree, of course, that strait has to open up again. And what I know is that allies are working together, discussing how to do that, what is the best way to do it," Rutte told a news conference during a visit to a NATO exercise in northern Norway

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