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The White House is expected to approve some weapons deals, but only if Abu Dhabi and Riyadh’s behavior stays aligned with U.S. regional goals.

This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

Tehran will aim to balance increased cooperation with Beijing by pursuing sanctions relief from the U.S. and overall deeper ties with Western countries.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, Emily Donahue speaks with global security analyst Sam Lichtenstein about rising tensions in eastern Ukraine and how they're drawing renewed global attention to the frozen conflict between the government in Kyiv and Russian-backed separatists.

The need to secure sanctions relief will limit Iran's response to the suspected act of Israeli sabotage, though any retaliation will increase global scrutiny on the newly restarted nuclear talks.

This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast from Stratfor, a RANE company, the discussion turns to China's latest five-year plan.

This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

As its tit-for-tat dynamic with Israel escalates, Iran may be forced to expand both the geographic scope and focus of its attacks.