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South Carolina Senators Fritz Hollings and Lindsey Graham,
Washington Politics

Before Lindsey there was Fritz, an anti-Iraq war, Israel skeptic

On foreign policy the former senior senator from South Carolina was as far from Graham as one could get, and was quite quite unapologetic about it

Trump oil fields
Global Crises

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran

The new US push for peace in Libya is — surprise — about the oil
Africa

The new US push for peace in Libya is — surprise — about the oil

Trump envoy Massad Boulos is pushing for a Solomon's solution that would offer little upside for the country's citizens

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero
Asia-Pacific

As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero

If Beijing doesn't care about the wretched human toll, it should at least realize that continuing to fuel the murderous regime is undermining its own interests

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray
Middle East

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray

The war in Iran is pushing smaller states to diversify their great power partnerships — if Washington will let them

Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference
Europe

Zelensky's 'Freya' missile defense scheme could backfire. Here's why.

Aside from being no panacea for Ukraine's war woes, it is a clear play to build Kyiv directly into Europe’s security architecture.