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Global Crises

Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.
Global Crises

Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win.

Budget shortfalls could force the organization to move closer to the communities that it's meant to serve

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Middle East

The US will suffer more from oil  shock than China, Russia, or EU

This will surprise many Americans because Trump and Co. are flooding the zone with age-old misconceptions in order to prevent panic and opposition to the war.

Are we on the precipice of World War III?
Global Crises

Are we on the precipice of World War III?

Countless potential black swan events could spark a collapse of our fragile geopolitical order

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Global Crises

Trump risks war backlash from the heartland: American farmers

Even if Gulf shipping reopens tomorrow, supply lags and energy costs are driving fertilizer and other input costs sky high — just in time for planting season

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Washington Politics

Ripping up Trump's 'battle plan' of attack on Mexico's cartels

Chasing drug gangs and an endless rotation of kingpins into the cities and mountains — do we really want another Afghanistan?

Where expansion could hit a BRICS wall
Global Crises

Where expansion could hit a BRICS wall

The bigger this 'alternative' coalition becomes, the more apparent its members' divergent interests