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China’s Public Wants to Make a Living, Not War March 22, 2024

Discontent about the country’s poor economic reality is starting to drown out nationalist calls to attack Taiwan....

10 Years Of Modi's Foreign Policy March 22, 2024

A day might be a long time in politics, but in foreign policy, even a decade is usually not long enough to merit a serious appraisal. The last decade, however, has witnessed a phenomenal change in both the scale and the scope of global politics. At t...

A More European NATO March 22, 2024

Defense Spending Alone Cannot Fix the Alliance’s Overdependence on the United States...

Iran’s Global Posture Hides Domestic Insecurities March 22, 2024

The power Iran projects on the international scene masks a fragile regime that fears for its survival. The EU should comprehensively assess the challenges Tehran poses and adjust its policy accordingly....

Vietnam’s President Resigns, Raising Questions Over Stability March 22, 2024

The Vietnamese Communist Party has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the government said on Wednesday, in a sign of political turmoil that could hurt foreign investors’ confidence in the country....

New Book Reveals the History of U.S. Dollar Weaponization March 22, 2024

Some of the most important instruments of U.S. global power are deployed not by the warfighters at the Pentagon or the diplomats at the State Department, but by bureaucrats at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue — the U.S. Treasury Department. ...

Marine Le Pen's Delicate Approach to Foreign Policy March 22, 2024

While the far-right leader wants to be seen as the future French president, she has kept a low profile on current international issues – particularly Ukraine and Gaza – and has struggled to forge foreign connections. ...

Cuba Races to Head Off Protests as Tensions Build March 22, 2024

Beatriz Johnson, who heads the Communist Party in Santiago de Cuba, climbed onto the roof of a house to calm down hundreds of angry demonstrators who were demanding electricity and food on Sunday evening....

Poll: Support for Hamas Drops Among Gazans March 22, 2024

Support for a two-state solution nearly doubled in Gaza, as fewer back “armed struggle” for an independent Palestinian state. ...

The Creeping Politicization of the U.S. Military March 21, 2024

Praying for Armageddon: Evangelicals, the US and the Middle East March 21, 2024

CEOs Rarely Win in the Game of Geopolitics March 21, 2024

Sanctions Are Warfare by Another Name March 21, 2024

Beware of “Body Count” Foreign Policy March 21, 2024

The Case for U.S. Retrenchment Overseas March 21, 2024

EU To Table Plan To Use Frozen Russian Assets To Arm Kyiv March 21, 2024

Satellite Images Show 35% Of Gaza’s Building Destroyed, Says UN March 21, 2024

In its assessment, UNOSAT used high-resolution satellite images collected on 29 February and compared them with images taken before and after the start of the latest conflict. It found that 35% of all buildings in the Gaza Strip – 88,868 structures –...

Russia Launches Largest Missile Attack On Kyiv In Weeks March 21, 2024

Russia staged its largest missile attack in weeks on Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday, injuring at least 17 people and damaging schools, residential buildings and industrial facilities, officials said. The air force said its defences shot ...

Somali Pirates' Return Adds To Crisis For Global Shipping Companies March 21, 2024

As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline. No one reached them in time. T...

Taiwan Warns Of 'Enormous' Chinese Bases Near Its S.China Sea Holding March 20, 2024

Taiwan's foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has built "enormous" military bases on three islands surrounding Taiwan's main holding in the South China Sea, but Taipei is not looking to further escalate tensions in the strategic waterway....

Indonesia's Jokowi Seeks Major Party Takeover To Save Decade-Long Influence March 20, 2024

Outgoing President Joko Widodo is trying to take control of one of Indonesia's biggest political parties to retain the influence he racked up during a decade in power and protect it from his successor Prabowo Subianto, four members of the ruling coal...

The Eastern Front: Keeping An Eye On Iran March 20, 2024

Iran has asserted itself on the global stage through proxies in the Middle East and by supporting Russia in its war in Ukraine. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, and Iulia welcome Andres Ilves, director of the Near East Region at Radio F...

Tom Friedman’s Strange Case Intervention in Syria March 20, 2024

A China-US War Would Last for Years March 20, 2024

US Military Destroys Drones of Houthis in Yemen March 20, 2024