Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Rand Paul each have reasons to run in ’28. Chances are good that the Republican nominee for president in 2028 will be named either J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio (as I write, the prediction markets put the odds at around 70 percent). Yet …

James Fanelli,  Joshua Chaffin, Eliza Collins and Kevin T. Dugan Megan Romer likes to spend her free time sewing costumes for school plays, picking blackberries in her backyard in rural Cayuga County, N.Y., and watching her partner play the fiddle in folk bands. In her day job, she …

By Hadi Elis History often creates illusions. At times, events appear to repeat themselves, giving the impression that societies are trapped in endless cycles of conflict, revolution, and repression. Yet history rarely repeats itself in an identical manner. Instead, it evolves through changing circumstances, new actors, and altered …

The word “sovereignty” has become one of the most frequently used concepts in political discourse, yet it remains one of the most contested in terms of its actual meaning. For many, sovereignty is presented as a political slogan: a declaration of independence, a rejection of foreign influence, or …

Few concepts are used more frequently in political discourse than sovereignty. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Sovereignty is often reduced to the simple idea of territorial independence and non-interference. However, in today’s interconnected world, sovereignty has become far more complex. A sovereign state is …

One of the greatest mistakes in contemporary debates about the Middle East is the tendency to analyze every crisis separately while overlooking the deeper structural transformation reshaping the international system itself. The world in which states define security today is no longer the same world that existed during …

The visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zeidi to Turkey on Tuesday, July 28, cannot be viewed as another routine diplomatic engagement or a ceremonial stop on the Iraqi government’s foreign policy agenda. It represents a significant moment in the evolving relationship between Baghdad and Ankara, arriving at …

Lisdey Espinoza Pedraza In early March 2026, Donald Trump convened a select group of Latin American and Caribbean leaders at his golf resort in Doral, Florida, under the banner of the “Shield of the Americas”. Trumpian optics, no substance The optics were deliberately chosen to symbolize strength, unity …

Dr. Yashwant Singh The Board of Peace did not emerge as an abstract proposal for the world to weigh at leisure. It is a functioning body, chartered, staffed, and already dividing its own invitees. It originates in point nine of Trump’s twenty-point Gaza plan of September 2025, was …