Global power is often measured in weapons, timing, and silence.

Global power is often measured in weapons, timing, and silence. A report about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan being discussed in the shadow of the Iran war shows how one conflict can reshape the meaning of another. For ordinary people, geopolitics can feel distant. But decisions made between Washington, Taipei, Beijing, and Tehran can affect markets, security, technology supply chains, and the mood of entire regions. War is never only about one battlefield. It changes the temperature of the whole wor