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Obama, worried about Trump, urges Biden circle to bolster campaign

The former president shared his thoughts about the reelection campaign during a private lunch with Biden at the White House. Former president Barack Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Biden’s reelection campaign, discussing the matter directly with Biden and telling the president’s aides and allies …

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The Hezbollah Wildcard

The Lebanese para-military may hesitate before gambling away its remaining leverage over Lebanon through reckless retaliation against Israel. The Israeli strike on Hamas’s political leadership on Tuesday threw wide open a new stage of escalation in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Among the dead was Saleh al-Arouri, an agile …

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What Will Hezbollah Do Next?

Following Nasrallah’s rhetoric, it seems the Lebanese people should brace themselves. A response from Hezbollah is inevitable. Beirut—In a recent interview with CNN, Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib made a stunning concession that his government cannot control Hezbollah’s decision to enter further hostilities with Israel. “It’s …

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The Gaza war is escalating. How bad will the Middle East crisis get?

Iran wants to take its fight against Israel global — but just how bad could things get? On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats and underground tunnels to carry out an offensive that killed almost 1,200 people and saw hundreds more …

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The Charge Sheet Against Netanyahu

13 reasons why Benjamin Netanyahu must go before he causes further irreversible harm to Israel. Regardless of how the Israel-Hamas war is concluded, no one in Israel should ever forget how, under his watch for nearly 15 consecutive years, Benjamin Netanyahu pushed Israel downhill toward the abyss. Despite …

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Understanding the Franco-Indian Relationship

Don Gill Among Western countries, France has often been the first to illustrate a mature understanding of India’s position on varied issues ranging from nuclear tests to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War. French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day …

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5 Myths About the U.S. Military That Need to Go Away

Pop culture understandings of the American military dominate the minds of most people. Whether it’s Hollywood making a war movie like Pearl Harbor with numerous historical inaccuracies or an unrealistic depiction of wartime conditions in The Hurt Locker, numerous narratives emerge that misrepresent the U.S. military. Pop culture …

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In Sanctions Enforcement, Follow Central-Asia’s Middle Corridor

Dana Masalimova As the Suez Canal becomes a new front in the Israel-Hamas conflict and the Red Sea is a “no-go zone” for most vessels, geopolitics is casting a shadow over the international trade landscape. With the shipping industry caught in the crossfire of an escalating geopolitical conflict, …

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What Does Taiwan’s Election Mean for Defense Against China?

Ethan Kessler Party splits in the Kuomintang over defense policy are illustrative of Taiwan’s gaping military dilemmas. Taiwanese Presidential candidate Hou You-yi’s defense policy announcementthree weeks ago reiterated his party’s (the Kuomintang or KMT) commitment to protect Taiwan. The message: despite disagreeing with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party …

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