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Aargh! Letters of marque would unleash Blackbeard on the cartels
Latin America

Aargh! Letters of marque would unleash Blackbeard on the cartels

In order for Congress to shirk its duty to declare a legal war, Sen. Mike Lee would resurrect the age of piracy

Gaza tent city
Middle East

Four major dynamics in Gaza War that will impact 2026

Netanyahu rings in New Year with a return visit to US and more ‘asks’ for Trump

Sokoto Nigeria
Africa

Trump's Christmas Day strikes on Nigeria beg question: Why Sokoto?

The US hit a majority Muslim area where ISIS has a questionable foothold and Christians are not being killed

What use is a mine ban treaty if signers at war change their minds?
Global Crises

What use is a mine ban treaty if signers at war change their minds?

Ukraine’s attempted suspension of its obligation threatens not just one convention, but the foundations of humanitarian law

Why Russians haven't risen up to stop the Ukraine war
Europe

Why Russians haven't risen up to stop the Ukraine war

Inspired in part by state propaganda, many in Russia have developed an anti-Western identity

Pope Leo's crack team of diplomats face war in Venezuela
Latin America

Pope Leo's crack team of diplomats face war in Venezuela

The Catholic church is no friend of Nicolas Maduro, but the newish Peruvian-American pontiff is quietly determined to head off a US conflict there.