Hoover Institution fellow Eyck Freymann explains what the Iran war and the blockade of the Straight of Hormuz reveals about modern economic chokepoints, geopolitics and war strategies.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced bipartisan criticism over the administration’s Iran strategy and a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, as the 60-day War Powers deadline passed without ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced his first congressional questioning since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in Iran, with Democrats attacking the conflict’s $25 billion cost, lack of ...

President Trump has repeatedly compared his efforts to end the war in Iran to President Obama's 2016 deal, while also ...

U.S. Department of War (DOW) Secretary Pete Hegseth on Nov. 7, 2025, unveiled a memorandum and accompanying strategy on defense acquisition reform titled "Transforming the Warfighting Acquisition ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has revealed a key threat to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy and plans for economic ...

We begin tonight's program in the Middle East, where the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is intensifying as it enters the fourth week. Overnight, Iran struck two cities near Israel's nuclear research ...

This conversation with Dr. Eyck Freymann – Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, non-resident research fellow at the U.S.

There are moments when a president must project resolve. The American people expect it. Adversaries watch for it. Allies depend on it. But resolve without clarity is not leadership; it is risk.