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Trump's art of the deal meets Iran's long memory of foreign exploitation
Middle East

Trump's art of the deal meets Iran's long memory of foreign exploitation

Washington may view these talks as a standard business transaction, but history has taught Tehran that a compromise with the West is a trap

Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump's threats to 'blow them up'
Middle East

Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump's threats to 'blow them up'

Leaders in Muscat are struggling to balance their role as a mediator with Washington's 'us-vs-them' approach

general Michael Kurilla Israel
Military Industrial Complex

US-Israel integration is far from 'America First'

We cannot outsource components of our national security to nations that do not share our interests and that is exactly what this proposed scheme would do

How not to prevent a war over Taiwan
Asia-Pacific

How not to prevent a war over Taiwan

A new book from Eyck Freymann offers a questionable path forward for US-China relations

Ukraine's military has a real Nazi problem
Europe

Ukraine's military has a real Nazi problem

In their zeal to deconstruct Russian propaganda, Western elites have tried to hide the fact there are Third Reich extremists among Kyiv's ranks.

Why the plan to disarm Hamas is destined to fail
Middle East

Why the plan to disarm Hamas is destined to fail

The US and the Board of Peace are ignoring the lessons of past, successful peace settlement efforts.