If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
As Rishi Sunak stood in the pouring rain outside 10 Downing Street to announce a snap election that even his own campaign chief didn’t... Read More
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His insistence on a bold pro-Ukraine strategy turned out to be tone-deaf and now his power is on the... Read More
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Jefferson’s Summary View demonstrates the principles at the heart of the American Revolution. Read More
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The editors and journalists at The New York Times are fixing to celebrate the Fourth of July in a few days. One has to wonder... Read More
The future of liberal democracy in the United States has arguably never felt so tenuous. Read More
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On the frontlines, Ukrainian soldiers use a graphic term to describe the Russian tactics they face daily. Read More
China now effectively owns Russia and could use this economic leverage to force Moscow to stop hostilities, if it so chose Read More
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This is the latest attempt by the Iranian regime to try to protect its Hezbollah ally in Lebanon. Read More
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June 9 was the worst moment of French President Emmanuel Macron's political career. Or so many thought. His political grouping, Renew... Read More
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Yet again, a crisis in Iraq threatens to disrupt a region which has seen too much instability since Saddam Hussein came to power in... Read More
U.S. policy in Congo is enabling the slide toward ethnic violence against Congolese Tutsis. Read More
Experts say ECOWAS’s tensions with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso could roll back years of regional diplomacy and affect security... Read More
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There are candidates in this week’s General Election who praised 7 October. We need to talk about that. Read More
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Emmanuel Macron is scrambling to form a centrist and left-wing alliance to block the far right National Rally party from taking control... Read More
New RAND report highlights China’s increasingly aggressive space strategy, a potent mix of coercion and deterrence aimed at the... Read More
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If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
