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Steve Witkoff Iran talks
Middle East

Should human rights derail US-Iran talks?

Listen to the civil society advocates in Tehran — not Israel or American war hawks, both who want to prolong hostilities and prefer war

soft power
Washington Politics

Debate: Slashing studies, research aid will doom US foreign policy

If the administration truly wants to focus on our hemisphere we need to deepen the bench of specialists, not wipe it out

hive mind
Washington Politics

Debate: Federal funding fuels failing foreign policy hive mind

Govt-funded NGOs, media, and think tanks now under fire have been controlling narratives within the US and imposing values globally

Pentagon
Military Industrial Complex

Software is eating the DoD: Brought to you by the Atlantic Council

Full court press by Silicon Valley and friends for the military to — surprise — eradicate funding restrictions for new tech

Bukele Trump Garcia
Washington Politics

In Garcia, SCOTUS risks handing Trump a ‘loaded weapon’

The idea that the high court has no jurisdiction over ‘foreign policy’ is not just wrong, it’s unconstitutional

Ben Gvir Kristi Noem
Middle East

Is Trump orbit rolling out red carpet for Israeli extremist Ben Gvir?

A Jewish supremacist known for his role in the violent settler movement, Netanyahu's national security minister reportedly plans to meet with Kristi Noem, and more.