Phill Scott demonstrates what’s wrong with Biden’s Democracy Summit
Joe Biden’s “Summit for Democracy” was held last week. This summit meant to bring together the world’s democracies, strengthening them and
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NOW The White House Wants To Fight Kleptocracy
The Biden administration just issued the government’s first ever anti-corruption strategy. The upshot: It’s needed. It’s analytically
What’s Left of Liberal Internationalism without military intervention? …A lot
Canadian scholar and politician Michael Ignatieff had a piece in Persuasion recently on the “collapse of liberal internationalism.” For Ignatieff
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Nuclear Talks: Iran thumbs nose at US, betting on China as new Superpower
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The recent round of talks in Vienna between Iran and Germany plus the 4 members of the UN Security Council who are
Win for socialist candidate in Honduras ends years of US-backed right-wing rule
Presidential elections in Honduras have resulted in a decisive victory for the race’s socialist candidate. This puts to an end over a decade of
Win for socialist candidate in Honduras ends years of US-backed right-wing rule
Presidential elections in Honduras have resulted in a decisive victory for the race’s socialist candidate. This puts to an end over a decade of
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What’s next for Afghanistan under Taliban Rule?
By Kambaiz Rafi and Scott Lucas | – In late August 2021, the US completed its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, ending a 20-year occupation.
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We’re all Palestinians Now: Israel-backed NSO Spyware used against US State Department
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Reuters reports that at least nine US State Department officials had their smartphones hacked by Pegasus spyware,
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As Iran Negotiates on Nuclear Deal, Americans Wrongly believe it has a Bomb — and that Israel Doesn’t!
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week Iran returned to Vienna for negotiations with Germany and the four members of the UN Security Council
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Countdown to World War III with China?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – When the Department of Defense released its annual report on Chinese military strength in early November, one claim generated
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Having Left the Iran Nuclear Deal, can the US revive it with the seventh round in Vienna?
By Hani Habeeb | – ( Middle East Monitor) – While the American Special Representative to Iran, Robert Malley, surprised observers of the nuclear
Did Biden Really Abandon Nigerian Christians?
The US State Department recently released the lists of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) on religious freedom, part of its responsibilities under
Did Biden Really Abandon Nigerian Christians?
The US State Department recently released the lists of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) on religious freedom, part of its responsibilities under
Who’s Afraid of China’s Nukes?
In 1932, John Chamberlain lamented “the unwillingness of the liberal to continue with analysis once the process of analysis had become
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To Avoid another War Biden must get US Troops, caught in Israel-Iran Crossfire, out of Syria
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman at the New York Times report that a drone strike on a US base in eastern Syria last