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'Security guarantees' dominate talks but remain undefined
Europe

'Security guarantees' dominate talks but remain undefined

A good first step if Europeans resist urge to demand more than the Russians, or even the U.S. is willing to give

The next Israel war on Iran is coming
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The next Israel war on Iran is coming

Quincy's Trita Parsi: The Netanyahu government has unfinished business, with attacks — which will drag in the US — 'weeks or months' away

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Africa

US companies rush into Congo before ink is dry on peace deal

If pact between DRC and Rwanda is all about a resource grab for Washington, it will fail. Someone needs to do the hard work of diplomacy.

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Washington Politics

Rubio takes annual human rights report to new heights of cynicism

Ignoring Israel's abuses and erasing crimes wholesale has made this exercise a joke. But it is it any worse than what the Biden admin was doing?

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Europe

Why Trump gets it right on Ukraine peace

In Alaska he found reality: he is now embracing an agreement without demanding a ceasefire first, which would have never worked anyway.

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Europe

With this devil in the details, Azerbaijan wins

White House 'peace deal' reflects Baku's military triumph over Armenia rather than the balanced compromise sold to the public