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Iran briefly showed it could choke off a waterway carrying nearly a fifth of the world’s oil.

That’s the visible threat.

The real risk may be something else entirely.

Former Deputy National Security Advisor and U.S. Special Representative to Iran Elliott Abrams breaks down where Iran's strategy backfired, whether those in power in Tehran can hold on, and why the most dangerous consequence could outlast the war itself.
He is senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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We’re entering a world where life itself could become programmable.

What if creating new forms of life becomes as simple as writing code? 

Geneticist Adrian Woolfson explains how close we are — and why the consequences could be extraordinary.
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Is the war with Iran actually a turning point for the Middle East?

Dan Kurtzer - former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt, advisor to presidents, peace negotiator and Princeton professor - has seen these moments up close, when expectations surge - and the outcome looks nothing like the promise.

His unfiltered take on Iran - and what actually changes after a war like this.
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Love him or hate him, Elon Musk has upended entire industries - from cars to rockets - by doing things differently.

Jon McNeill, former president of Tesla, reveals the thinking behind Tesla and SpaceX that drives radical innovation - and shows how anyone can apply it.
He also offers a rare glimpse into how Elon Musk operates close up. 
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A few paragraphs from Washington once stopped oil tankers in their tracks halfway around the world - no navy, no missiles. 

Eddie Fishman, who helped design and implement U.S. sanctions and economic warfare policies, explains how these quiet battles shape global power. 

If countries can inflict real damage without firing a shot, what does power look like in this new kind of war - and how vulnerable are we?