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Trump oil fields
Global Crises

Trump is playing chicken with America's oil reserves

The US risks depleting its emergency petroleum supplies even as it escalates with Iran

South Carolina Senators Fritz Hollings and Lindsey Graham,
Washington Politics

Before Lindsey there was Fritz, an anti-Iraq war, Israel skeptic

On foreign policy the former senior senator from South Carolina was as far from Graham as one could get, and was quite quite unapologetic about it

Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference
Europe

Zelensky's 'Freya' missile defense scheme could backfire. Here's why.

Aside from being no panacea for Ukraine's war woes, it is a clear play to build Kyiv directly into Europe’s security architecture.

Aiming at the Gulf, Iran shoots itself in the foot
Middle East

Aiming at the Gulf, Iran shoots itself in the foot

Tehran's attacks on its Arab neighbors have increased their reliance on the US rather than reducing it

Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?
Latin America

Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?

The US says it wants a deal, but the secretary of state sure isn't acting like it

Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push
Washington Politics

Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push

The effort is part of a $9.9 million contract with Republican strategists to improve views of the country in the US