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Against the odds, BRICS overcomes sharp divisions in New Delhi
The 18th summit of BRICS, a grouping with ten members including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa, concluded in New Delhi…
Will Houthis’ rapid advance drag US, Saudi Arabia back into Yemen?
This week, after launching an unprecedented series of strikes on Saudi Arabia, the Houthis embarked on a sweeping offensive in Yemen, seizing large…
Can ‘America First’ survive Trump’s war-first presidency?
In a Thursday address at the GOP midterm convention that exalted President Donald Trump and demeaned his opponents as “extremists who openly hate…
Britain banned settlement imports. Will Europe finally follow suit?
Britain’s decision this week to ban all imports from illegal Israeli settlements carries huge moral resonance, but the real test comes next: Will…
Rubio’s LatAm pep rally shows the limits of the Donroe Doctrine
This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where he pledged increased security assistance, signed critical minerals deals…
Milei has staked it all on Trump. Will he follow through?
The territorial dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas in Spanish) continues to escalate. Last week,…
The Iran war looms large as BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi
As diplomats prepare for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi this weekend, the Iran war is looming large.India, which assumed the BRICS chairmanship…
By shunning the Taliban, the world is hurting normal Afghans
Kabul — Last month, when Aisha Wahab of California became the first Afghan-American elected to Congress, her victory was heralded as a sign…
Symposium: What I miss most about pre-9/11 America
While it is somewhat cliche to say that the “whole world changed” after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, it…
How Congress gave up its power over war and peace
In 1973, after it was discovered that the U.S. had secretly bombed Cambodia, Congress took action. In an effort to assert its power…
