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Top Dem senator assails Biden on Cuba policy
In a blistering critique of the Biden administration’s failure to roll back former President Trump’s sanctions against Cuba, Vermont Sen.
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Are the hawks taking flight over Berlin?
Two months after the German federal elections of September 26th, a governing coalition has been formed: Social Democrat Olaf Scholz will succeed
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Will democracy summit examine US role in perpetuating authoritarianism?
The Biden administration’s upcoming Summit of Democracy sets out a noble goal: bringing together democratic governments to defend against
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How the Taiwan issue could spark a full-on US-China conflict
In the frenzied rush towards ever greater levels of “intense competition” between Beijing and Washington, one issue that could generate actual
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Retired Israeli general: Pushing Iran deal exit ‘worst strategic mistake in Israel’s history’
Major General Isaac Ben Israel played a key role in Israel’s attack on Iraq’s nuclear reactor back in the 1980s and later served as Israel’s
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Why it would be better if this Democracy Summit never happened
The “Summit for Democracy” convened by the Bidden administration has been widely criticized for its numerous hypocrisies and inconsistencies.
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How we can avoid a new Cold War with Russia
Alexis de Tocqueville ends “Democracy in America”with a famous reflection on Russia and America. “Their point of departure is different and
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We can’t trust the US military to investigate civilian casualties
U.S. Central Command reported late on Friday a U.S. drone strike in Idlib, Syria against a senior member of al-Qaida, rather than against a member
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What Biden needs to do in his video chat with Putin
Tomorrow, December 7, Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will meet virtually in the midst of the most intense crisis over Ukraine since Russia
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COVID hardly killed weapons biz: top companies see $513 billion in sales
Major U.S. arms companies accounted for no less than 54 percent of all weapons sales of the world’s 100 biggest arms suppliers in 2020, according
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The problem of sanctions against North Korea
North Korea is one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world. It has been subject to U.S. and international sanctions for more than 70
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Attacks on possible Korean peace plan are politically and financially motivated
Last week’s announcement that China supports an end-of-war declaration is a major step forward in the Korea peace process. A similar statement by
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On bombing Iran, Israel needs to cool its threats
“Iran is much closer to producing nuclear weapons than previously thought, and could be less than five years away from having an atomic bomb,
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Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran reach gas trade deal
Azerbaijan and Iran have agreed to a deal to swap natural gas along with Turkmenistan, solidifying their economic rapprochement shortly after
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Putin sets a new red line on NATO expansion
It is possible to actually measure Washington’s dishonesty. How big is it? It’s about 600 miles. In 1990, according to declassified documents,