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Trump’s cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.
The $1.2 billion renovation of the Palais des Nations was intended to reaffirm Geneva’s centrality to the multilateral system. Instead, the city’s international…
Taiwan is looming over this week’s Trump and Xi summit
Although the current war with Iran dominates global attention, a more dangerous situation — between two nuclear-armed powers — continues to worsen: the…
If Trump wants out of war he needs to stand up to Israel on Lebanon
The Trump administration will host a new round of talks this week aimed at ending the latest warfare involving Israel and Lebanon.No new…
‘One big glow’: Did Trump just threaten to hit Iran with nukes?
A clearly frustrated President Donald Trump appeared to threaten to use nuclear weapons against Iran, which is ironic considering he made such a…
Iran war marks the end of American primacy as we know it
The war in Ukraine shattered a core assumption about great-power dominance: that size and military strength are enough to impose one’s will. Ukraine…
Military slow-rolled news of jet fuel leak at base near Washington
The Pentagon knew that Joint Base Andrews, an Air Force base just 10 miles southeast of Washington D.C., was leaking jet fuel as…
Expert: Iran war cost $72 billion over first two months
A new report finds the Iran war has cost the U.S. nearly $72 billion in its first 60 days — about $1.2 billion…
Israel’s ‘permanent security’ quest is a policy with sinister implications
The most explosive allegation against Israel is also the most emotionally painful one. A state founded in 1948 as a refuge for Jewish…
‘Christmas bombings’ worked in Vietnam but won’t drag Iran to table
Facing an impasse in negotiations to end the Vietnam War, President Richard Nixon ordered an 11-day air campaign in December 1972 to bring…
