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Israel's Wars

Why Israeli counterterrorism tactics are showing up in Minnesota

Official US Govt reports contradict Mike Waltz's rants against UNRWA

Phase farce: No way 'Board of Peace' replaces reality in Gaza

By suspending 37 aid orgs is Israel pushing toward a final expulsion?

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Why Israeli counterterrorism tactics are showing up in Minnesota

Experts: Massive military buildup points to new US strikes on Iran

The military is babying F-35s to hide their true cost to taxpayers

Canada is not interested in White House boot licking. So what?

Why China is playing it cool amid Trump's chaos

Trump Khamanei
Middle East

Could Trump bomb Iran before settling on a rationale?

Even the shifting justifications could be resolved with diplomacy

South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)
Africa

South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)

James Holtsnider
Middle East

New US ambassador's charm offensive is backfiring in Jordan

Trump Venezuela
Global Crises

Geo-kleptocracy and the rise of 'global mafia politics'

Russian icebreakers
North America

Trump's Greenland, Canada threats reflect angst over Russia shipping

Much ado about a Chinese 'mega-embassy' in London
Europe

Much ado about a Chinese 'mega-embassy' in London

QiOSK

Staff quick takes, dispatches, and breaking news

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QiOSK

New US Army force deployed to Philippines

This signals an expanding American footprint and risk of being pulled into tensions with China

Rubio: We won’t rule out more military force in Venezuela

Experts: Massive military buildup points to new US strikes on Iran

Trump makes moves to take all  troops out of Iraq and Syria

Two speeches and a US-Canada crackup at Davos

Asia-Pacific

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US-China symposium: Spheres of influence for me, not for thee?

Trump XI

Why China is playing it cool amid Trump's chaos

New weapons to Taiwan: 'Overdue correction' or poorly timed move?

New weapons to Taiwan: 'Overdue correction' or poorly timed move?

China lion

Taiwan shouldn't become the thorn we use to provoke China

Middle east

James Holtsnider

New US ambassador's charm offensive is backfiring in Jordan

Against a backdrop of unpopular support for Israel, locals don't like James Holtsnider's meddling in tribal affairs

Outside the Bubble Watch the latest QI reports

QI honors Reps. Khanna, Massie for reining in militarismplay icon

QI honors Reps. Khanna, Massie for reining in militarism

Washington Politics

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz's anti-Tucker pose for 2028 is truly a Jurassic Park dud

Trump Hegseth Rubio

Trump's realist defense strategy with interventionist asterisks

Meet Trump’s man in Greenland

Meet Trump’s man in Greenland

Trump Polk

On Greenland, Trump wants to be like Polk

Africa

South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)

South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)

US trashed Somalia, can we really scold its people for coming here?

Is Somaliland recognition worth a new Israeli outpost on the Red Sea?

6 stories that defined Trump’s approach to Africa in 2025

Latin America

China panama canal

Panama court could trip Trump's wire over China linked ports

In this scenario Trump's oil play could actually help Venezuelans

Trump’s quest to kick America's ‘Iraq War syndrome’

Trump will be sore when Cuba domino refuses to fall

Europe

Much ado about a Chinese 'mega-embassy' in London

Much ado about a Chinese 'mega-embassy' in London

EU's far left and right coding obliterated by Iran and Israel votes

Davos fracas hints at how Europe could fight economic warfare too

Will NATO survive Trump?

north america

Russian icebreakers

Trump's Greenland, Canada threats reflect angst over Russia shipping

Canada is not interested in White House boot licking. So what?

Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build 'freedom cities'

Is Greenland next? Denmark says, not so fast.

Military Industrial Complex

F-35

The military is babying F-35s to hide their true cost to taxpayers

Fewer sorties and flight hours kick maintenance down the road, hiding performance issues and taking valuable flight time away from pilots

Media

Alternative vs. legacy media

Ding dong the legacy media and its slavish war reporting is dead

Larry Ellison Tik Tok Israel

From CBS to TikTok, Pro-Israel Ellisons now in the driver's seat

Zbigniew Brzezinski Camp David Summit

Zbigniew Brzezinski: Foreign policy prophet or blind man?

DC Metro ads

War porn beats out Venezuela peace messages in DC Metro

Global Crises

Trump Venezuela

Geo-kleptocracy and the rise of 'global mafia politics'

Expert Alex de Waal explains how the capture of Maduro, leaving his corrupt regime in place, is a 'crystalline example' of regime change in the new era