Politics

Trump Steers the Biggest Confrontation With Iran Since 1979 — and Wants Total Victory

The relationship between the United States and Iran has been hostile since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But the military confrontation now raging across the Middle East is the...

Trump’s Board of Peace: October 7 Cast a Long Shadow Over Thursday’s Meeting

The two-year war that Gaza's peace process is trying to end was ignited by a specific event: Hamas's...

Trump Reinforces Naval Power Projection With USS Gerald R Ford Iran Deployment

President Trump has reinforced American naval power projection capabilities with the USS Gerald R Ford's deployment to the...

Ukraine, Russia, and US Abu Dhabi Negotiations: Trilateral Peace Talks Promise Watershed Moment

The stage is set for potentially decisive peace negotiations as Russia, Ukraine, and the United States prepare to...

Carney Raises Stakes in Standoff with US Over Canadian Unity

Mark Carney is raising the stakes in a standoff with the United States over Canadian unity, insisting on...

Existential Threat Doctrine Shields Russia From Defeat, Ambassador Alipov Claims

Russia cannot be conquered in its current military engagement with Ukraine because Moscow possesses nuclear weapons and the doctrine to employ them, Russian Ambassador...

High-Stakes Showdown: Dutch Government Clashes with Courts Over Israel F-35 Exports

The Netherlands is witnessing a high-stakes constitutional showdown between its government and its judiciary, with the fate of F-35 fighter jet part shipments to...

The Unexpected Harvest: Netanyahu Claims War Yields a Crop of Peace Opportunities

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed an unexpected harvest from the fields of war, suggesting that the conflict with Hezbollah has yielded a surprising...

The Road to Ruin: A Timeline of Nepal’s Descent into Chaos

The recent explosion of violence in Nepal was not a sudden storm but a hurricane that had been forecast for years. A look back...

A New Bloc of Leaders: Challenging the Western-Led Order in Beijing

Dozens of world leaders have converged on Beijing, a clear sign of a new bloc of nations emerging to challenge the Western-led global order....

Trump’s “Fentanyl Crisis” Justification for Tariffs Dismissed by Court

A U.S. appeals court ruling that invalidated Donald Trump’s global tariffs also implicitly dismissed one of his more controversial justifications: that the policy was...