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Military Industrial Complex

The non-empires strike back

This week in The Bunker: There’s really only one way to make major cuts in the Pentagon budget

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Asia-Pacific

Taiwan's president turns up heat against China — way up.

Calling Beijing a 'foreign hostile force' gives the hawks ammunition, if that's what he wants.

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Middle East

Trump appears all in for Netanyahu's political survival

The US is being drawn deeper into Middle East conflicts that serve Israel’s needs over American ones

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QiOSK

Will EU stand in the way of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire?

European Commission official says 'unconditional withdrawal' of Russian troops would have to happen before sanctions relief

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Latin America

How Brazil will dance with Trump's America

Recent interviews by President Lula's foreign policy guru provide a window into how Latin America's largest democracy will navigate the world

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Europe

Even if the war ended tomorrow, Ukraine could end up broke by 2026

There's a gaping hole in Kyiv’s finances that no amount of tax increases or Western donations will be able to fill