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Israel-Gaza Crisis

Is the Gaza war destabilizing Jordan?

Bankers upgrade Lockheed stock after Iran strikes at Israel

Iran's risky bid to redefine deterrence with Israel

Could the maritime corridor become Gaza’s lifeline?

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What will NATO do with its giant Arctic footprint?

Europe's hopelessly murky, mixed messaging on restraint

Diplomacy Watch: Ukraine risks losing the war — and the peace

Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion
Global Crises

Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion

Between wars and increased tensions, every region saw increases

Israel can still drag the US into war with Iran
Middle East

Israel can still drag the US into war with Iran

World leaders misdiagnose the US with a crisis of confidence
Global Crises

World leaders misdiagnose the US with a crisis of confidence

Don't take your eyes off Gaza
Middle East

Don't take your eyes off Gaza

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

Erdogan lands in Iraq for much-hyped visit
QiOSK

Erdogan lands in Iraq for much-hyped visit

The rare trip could be a major step toward a reset in turbulent Turkish-Iraqi ties

US to pull its 1,100 troops from Niger

House passes billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel

Asia-Pacific

House China hawk lights a match on his way out the door

House China hawk lights a match on his way out the door

Risks are higher than ever for US- China cyber war

Risks are higher than ever for US- China cyber war

Japan debuts as a weapons exporter

Japan debuts as a weapons exporter

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The trilateral summit is all about China

Middle east

Israel can still drag the US into war with Iran

Israel can still drag the US into war with Iran

The tit-for-tat has ended for now, but Benjamin Netanyahu has many incentives to continue goading Tehran

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

Did Biden just escalate the Gaza War?

Did Biden just escalate the Gaza War?

Washington Politics

Is Mike Johnson playing chicken with detractors over foreign aid?

Is Mike Johnson playing chicken with detractors over foreign aid?

Will Democrats hold Biden accountable for arming Israel?

Will Democrats hold Biden accountable for arming Israel?

Congress needs answers before sending more aid to Ukraine

Congress needs answers before sending more aid to Ukraine

Is it a Mystery? Where  Trump stands on Israel-Gaza war

Is it a Mystery? Where  Trump stands on Israel-Gaza war

Africa

Can new US envoy help end the war in Sudan?

Can new US envoy help end the war in Sudan?

What Washington got wrong about Niger and Russia

Why the Nigerien junta wants to kick US troops out

US inks deal to build up to 5 bases in Somalia

Latin America

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Making fair elections a condition for easing sanctions is wrong

Watching US Cuba policy in the theater of the absurd

The rise and fall of loyal US client Juan Orlando Hernandéz

60 years since coup, Brazilians call on US to declassify its role

Europe

Europe's hopelessly murky, mixed messaging on restraint

Ukraine war ceasefire may require accepting a partition

Dreaming of an older, calmer NATO

north america

US ‘prepared’ to deploy troops to Haiti if necessary

US ‘prepared’ to deploy troops to Haiti if necessary

US should let Haiti reclaim its democracy

The isolationism specter is such a canard

Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon is flirting with the dark side of AI

The Pentagon is flirting with the dark side of AI

As DOD integrates artificial intelligence into military operations, concerns rise over ethics, transparency, and unintended consequences

Media

Media downplays lack of evidence in UNRWA employee scandal

Media downplays lack of evidence in UNRWA employee scandal

The Sunday talk shows on Israel-Gaza: The blob still reigns

The Sunday talk shows on Israel-Gaza: The blob still reigns

Prosecutors drop charges against students for pro-Palestinian parody

Prosecutors drop charges against students for pro-Palestinian parody

Global Crises

Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion

Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion

Between wars and increased tensions, every region saw increases