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Zelensky Abruptly Cancels US Senate Briefing Amid Funding Row
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future…
Ukraine ‘Light Years Away’ From Joining EU, Says Hungarian PM Viktor Orban
Viktor Orban said he and his government would “resist” EU talks scheduled for mid-December on whether to formally…
The Relevance of NATO in the 21st Century
Frankfurt (3/12 – 12) The relatively rapid cohesion of disparate nations, historically competitive or even at war with…
What’s Next for EU Sanctions on Russia?
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU has applied 11 packages of sanctions against…
The U.S. Is Falling on the Inclusivity Scale. There’s No Mystery Why.
The Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berekeley recently released its Inclusiveness Index for 2023. That index, using six…
‘A Kind of Tribalism’: US Supporters of Israel and Palestine Fail to Admit Suffering of Other Side
Aziz Abu Sarah knows what it’s like to have been so entrenched in his views that to give…
U.S. Approves Deal to Sell Long-range Tomahawk Missiles to Japan
The United States has approved the sale of 400 advanced Tomahawk missiles to Japan as Tokyo beefs up…
When Corrupt Politicians Waltz into the Debt Trap
Toronto, Atlanta (28/11 – 20) A wise old expression intones “Behind every bad borrower is a bad lender”.…
Does Biden’s Unwavering Support for Israel Risk His Chance for Re-election?
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. On Wednesday night, Joe Biden basked in the pageantry of…
Five Things We Learned From the Biden-Xi Meeting
While officials tried to keep expectations low before the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping on Wednesday,…