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Xi's New Frontline Corporate Guard Showcases His Priorities, Control February 18, 2025

Ukraine Must Be Involved in Peace Talks February 18, 2025

Last week, various news outlets reported that senior officials from the Trump-Vance administration would be meeting with their Russian counterparts to discuss an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The negotiations are expected to take place this...

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Is Al Jazeera Providing Material Support to Hamas? February 18, 2025

On January 25, the world watched in revulsion as Hamas paraded four young Israeli female hostages through a Gaza square. They were surrounded by hordes of militants garbed in fatigues, donning black face-concealing masks, and green Hamas head gear pr...

How China Can Really Pivot to the Global South February 18, 2025

Trade shift from West to Global South requires a new class of Chinese talent and new ways of thinking about the world ...

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China’s Love Affair With Luxury Has Cooled February 18, 2025

Xie Weina used to buy luxury bags that cost $1,500 or more every couple of months. Last year, instead of bags, she spent about $2,800 on a gym membership and Pilates lessons....

America First Does Not Mean Europe Alone February 18, 2025

There is a widespread view in Europe and beyond that the United States, led by a new Trump administration, will work against the rest of the world—and Europe in particular. (Indeed, when Internationale Politik Quarterly first approached me to write t...

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Don’t Remove Palestinian Civilians, Remove Hamas February 18, 2025

The appalling condition of the three Israeli hostages released last Saturday, reminding all the world of Holocaust survivors and laying bare the torture Hamas inflicted on them and continues to inflict on others, has renewed calls in Israel for Hamas...

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Japan Navigates a Course Through Trump-Era Shoals February 18, 2025

Japan’s relationship with the new Trump administration is off to not a bad start: so far, the two countries are agreeing on more than they are disagreeing. ...

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European Leaders Still Have No Ukraine Plan February 18, 2025

The British and Europeans should be very grateful for the Russian refusal to accept the idea of a European “peacekeeping” force for Ukraine. It will save them from a choice between a new humiliation and actually having to live up to their reckless pr...

New Plan for Western Companies Is ABC: ‘Anything but China’ February 17, 2025

What No Canadian Wants to Hear About Trump’s Tariffs February 17, 2025

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports is the latest of the administration’s threats to the Canadian economy. Canada’s response to these threats has been shockingly near-sighted. Instead of responding ...

The Fatal Flaw of the New Middle East February 17, 2025

Over the last 15 years, the Middle East has been racked by war, destruction, and displacement. ...

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Manifest Destiny Gets a Reboot Under Trump February 17, 2025

A few years ago, I came across an old book at an estate sale. Its title caught my eye: “Our New Possessions.” Its cover featured the Statue of Liberty against stylized stars and stripes. What were those “new possessions”? The cover made it quite clea...

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Hamas Willing To Cede Power to Extend Ceasefire February 17, 2025

Hamas indicated a willingness to stop governing Gaza after the war with Israel, an overture timed for US-led efforts to extend the initial ceasefire and agree terms for a permanent end to hostilities....

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The New War on Drugs February 17, 2025

Between January 20 and February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders declaring national emergencies on the U.S. southern and northern borders, thanks, in part, to the “the sustained influx of illicit opioids and other drugs”...

War on Drugs

Saudi Prince Steps in as Power Broker in Trump’s New World Order February 15, 2025

U.S.-India Must Become Closer With Trump and Modi February 15, 2025

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Washington, D.C., his meeting with President Donald Trump holds the potential to reshape global geopolitics. This is not just another diplomatic visit—it is a historic moment to secure India’s rightful place...

Space Race in the High North February 15, 2025

President Donald Trump has developed a strong fixation on Greenland, and floated the idea of the United States buying the island from Denmark. The proposal has been broadly criticized for its imperialistic overtones, but it spotlights that the Arctic...

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Trump Is Remaking the World in His Image February 15, 2025

The extraordinary evolution of American leadership over the past decade can be grasped from just two moments....

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Germany’s Fork in the Road Moment February 15, 2025

News broke this morning that “a car” had driven into a crowd of 2,500 Versi trade union demonstrators in Munich, at 10:30 AM (CET) — on the eve of the Munich Security Conference and only ten days away from a federal election, in which the national po...

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Trump: U.S. Will ‘Back’ Israel in Whatever They Choose February 15, 2025

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Time To Get Realistic About Ukraine February 14, 2025

It’s been three brutal years since Vladimir Putin launched his bid to conquer Ukraine; it’s time to find a lasting peace — which is only possible if all sides are realistic. ...

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EU Left Panics About the Crumbling Firewall February 14, 2025

A bogus yet hectic ‘competitiveness’ debate in the EP aimed to further the exclusion of conservatives and ensure that the EPP’s loyalty remains with the Left and not with its voters. ...

European Union

Putin Wants a Second Yalta: A Newer New World Order? February 14, 2025

The necessity of a new division of the world between Russia, China, and the United States is being actively promoted by the Russian government and state propaganda against the background of the anniversary of the 1945 Yalta Conference. ...

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The New President of Syria February 14, 2025

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