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King Charles touts UK action after 9/11 as Trump slams British response to Iran war

Michael Hernandez King Charles on Tuesday highlighted the UK’s response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the US, remarks…
Al-Makahleh: Playing in the Dark — How the Decision for War with Iran Was Made

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh By any conventional standard, the road that led the United States into war with Iran was anything…
Democrats Clash Over Whether Removing Trump Will Backfire in the Midterms

Until this month, Democrats have been focused and unified in their messaging about the economy. However, U. S. President…
Why the U.S. is Not a Declining Power: From Middle East Instability to Indo-Pacific Primacy

Filippo Buffa Every few years, the same obituary is written again. America is finished, we are told. It has lost its ner…
Netanyahu’s rivals unite — but would they change Israel’s security policy?

Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rivals, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, announced they will unit…
A Presidency Under Pressure

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll paints a stark picture: the approval rating of Donald Trump has fallen to 34%, the lowest …
Digital Diplomacy and Nation Branding: The Case of the United Arab Emirates

Hasnat Iqbal Diplomacy today is not solely conducted behind closed doors at summits or in the formalities of state visit…
Is the US-Iran War Entering the Deadliest Phase?

Sanjay Turi and Praveen Sothwal Amid rising geopolitical uncertainty over a US-Iran war, the Trump-led US is reportedly …
In Wartime Power Grab, Iran’s Guards Sideline Supreme Leader’s Authority

Two months into a war with the U. S. and Israel, Iran has experienced a shift in power dynamics, with no clear clerical …
The Dangerous Radicalization of Japan

In the quiet coastal waters of the Taiwan Strait last week, a Japanese destroyer, the JS Ikazuchi, performed a maneuver …
Ceasefire Extension Masks a Wider Power Struggle as Trump Signals Long Game with Iran

The current crisis sits at the intersection of multiple overlapping conflicts involving Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. What …
The Gatekeeper of Gas, the Investor in Hunger: Trading Sovereignty for Perpetual Power

There is something telling about a smile in Washington. Not the ceremonial kind that accompanies routine diplomacy, but …

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For years, the United Arab Emirates was portrayed as the region’s master of “quiet diplomacy”—a …
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