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Europe Ukraine
Europe

Is Europe deliberately sabotaging Ukraine War negotiations?

Plans for postwar troop deployments raise questions about whether the 'coalition of the willing' really wants peace

After bombing, time to demystify the 'Qatar lobby'
Middle East

After bombing, time to demystify the 'Qatar lobby'

As the monarchy in Doha found out Tuesday, hundreds of millions of dollars in influence-building cannot compete with the hold Israel has on the US

Kenneth Weinstein
QiOSK

CBS's new ethics chief led arms industry, foreign gov't funded think tank

Under Kenneth Weinstein's leadership, the Hudson Institute published reports calling for more military spending without disclosing potential conflicts of interest

Masoud Pezeshkian
Middle East

Iran's political factions divided over future of nuclear  program

As snapback sanctions loom, hardliners and reformers line up along different sides on which course to take

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky
Europe

For Putin, bargaining and bombing aren't mutually exclusive

Russia is not going to stop fighting, but there are signs that its terms are not as maximalist as a year ago

Singapore Air Force
Asia-Pacific

US Military tells Singapore to take its F-15s anywhere but Guam

The Pentagon is indulging in great power politics in the Pacific Islands, putting others in the region on notice