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Bosnia’s Trump-aligned kingmaker wins big despite electoral ban
Nationalists came out on top in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s October 4 election. Allies of Milorad Dodik, the de facto leader of the…
Is Iran poised to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty?
In September, as the media focused its attention on the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and the debates at the U.N. General…
Will Americans ever escape this ‘imperialist realism’?
Last week, after nearly two decades of fighting, the U.S. finally pulled the plug on its seemingly endless war in Iraq.Like our exit…
What did Netanyahu know before Oct. 7?
Three years after the Oct. 7 attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is presenting Israel’s response as a story of resilience and overwhelming…
NatCon 2026 in Israel: Coming home?
Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference — or NatCon — in Israel on Tuesday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told his audience that…
Unlike Sheeran, Zach Bryan read the room and wore the right shirt
Just three weeks after American hip-hop artist Macklemore was kicked off megastar Ed Sheeran’s tour over the rapper’s “Free Palestine” messaging, it looks…
Despite war US military is leaving a stronger Iraq behind
On September 30, the U.S. completed the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq. Heralding this event, Iraq declared “Sovereignty Day,” celebrating the end…
The case for pulling US military back from the first island chain
Late last month, Japan’s defense ministry made an unsettling announcement. A U.S. ground-based missile system, known as the Typhon and capable of firing…
Increase in Hormuz oil traffic is papering over a darker reality
Reports that more oil is getting through the Strait of Hormuz have been heralded as a win for the Trump administration, but experts…
Can Kurds in Iraq unite as US troops withdraw from the country?
On September 21, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq officially announced the completion of the long-delayed unification and reorganization of its Peshmerga paramilitary forces…
