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The Brokered Convention That Could Break the Democrats

Those who want to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket are glossing over the brutality and chaos that would ensure. On a debate stage in 2019, former Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro went there: suggesting that fellow presidential contender Joe Biden, who was 76 …

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Biden vs. Trump Polls: 2024 Race Is a Dead Heat, Despite Democrat Panic

We are at one of those junctures in the long path to the November general election in which Democratic fears — bordering on incipient panic — about Joe Biden’s reelection prospects have flared up. The most recent incendiary material was the offhand comment by Republican special counsel Robert …

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The political vultures circling Biden and Trump

“What if?” That is the much-hoped-for question now pinballing within the minds of certain politicians and staff members with regard to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. None may want to publicly admit to such eager anticipation, but some are not only thinking about the question, …

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Netanyahu says no deal yet on Gaza cease-fire, remains bullish on Rafah operation

“You can’t have victory until you eliminate Hamas,” Netanyahu said, adding that likely expanded operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah are “weeks, not months” away from completion. The draft deal includes the release of up to 40 women and older hostages held in Gaza in return …

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Arab States Are Giving Palestinians the Cold Shoulder. Here’s Why.

Former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on why Arab states won’t accept Palestinians fleeing war. Israel is poised to launch a ground operation in the city of Rafah on Gaza’s border with Egypt, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees have fled in the four months since Israel began …

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Evaluating Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy: A Missed Opportunity for Democracy

Patrick Quirk and Tess Mcenery The next presidential administration should view democracy promotion as a statecraft tool proven to advance U.S. interests rather than a normative crusade. Summary: The article critiques President Biden’s foreign policy, highlighting failures in deterring Iranian aggression and inadequately supporting Ukraine against Russia, while acknowledging …

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How AUKUS Plans to Outpace China with Defense Tech Investments

Bronte Bruno While legislative reform is imperative, a cultural shift within AUKUS governments must alter risk appetites towards working with the private sector. Summary: The AUKUS partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States aims to deepen military, industrial, and innovation integration to maintain a technical edge …

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Will the West Fall Like Ancient Rome?

Are the Chinese the new barbarians, intent on triggering the fall of the West? Or is China risking internal failure? The geopolitical dominance and future of the “West” seem threatened. Hard right-wing commentators like Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage draw parallels with the fall of ancient Rome. In …

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Trump reiterates to NATO allies: If you don’t pay up, ‘I’m not going to protect you’

Meredith Mcgraw The former president doubled down during a rally in South Carolina. Former President Barack Obama echoed Biden on X, posting, “President Biden is absolutely right. The last thing we need right now is a world that is more chaotic and less secure; where dictators feel emboldened …

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