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From Avoiding War to Crisis Management: The Realists’ Strategy on Iran’s Nuclear File

Nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States have entered a sensitive and complex stage. Four years after the diplomatic efforts of 2021 and navigating through periods of heightened tension, both sides have returned to the negotiating table with different approaches. After two rounds of talks and indirect …

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The Failures of Post-WWII Diplomacy Shaped a World in Permanent Crisis

May 8, 1945, marked not only the defeat of Nazi Germany but also the birth of a new international order. In their relentless quest to prevent a recurrence of such devastation, the victorious Allied powers sought to build a diplomatic architecture rooted in cooperation, economic interdependence, and collective …

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Tensions between Pakistan and India approaching dangerous levels

India’s response against Pakistan this week follows last month’s deadly attack when Pakistani terrorists fired on a group of Indian tourists in Kashmir. India launched “Operation Sindoor” in the early hours of Wednesday morning local time in both Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Indian officials said the operation targeted …

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DOGE Is Sabotaging Trump’s China Goals

One of the few consistent elements of the Trump administration’s foreign policy is its hardline approach to China. Key figures such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, both known as long-standing China hawks, are leading a shift in strategic focus away from Russia and the …

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Why Does the U.S. Want to Control Ukraine’s Mineral Resources?

On February 28, 2025, a highly significant event took place at the Oval Office in the White House, where U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky held a press conference. Zelensky was there to congratulate Trump on his election victory, explain the critical situation Ukraine …

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Strategizing Amid Chaos: Madness And Irrationality in World Politics

“We are mad, not only individuals, but nations also. We restrain manslaughter and isolated murders, but what of war and the so-called glory of killing whole peoples? …. Man, the gentlest of animals, is not ashamed to glory in blood-shedding and to wage war when even the beasts …

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How Canada voted – in charts

Phil Leake, Alison Benjamin, Daniel Wainwright and Jess Carr Data journalism team BBC Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is expected to win enough seats in the House of Commons to form a government in Canada. However, they are still short of the majority they wanted in the House of …

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Germany’s defense awakening: Perspectives of Bundeswehr

For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces), could fully realize its operational and strategic potential. The €100 billion ($113.4 billion) special fund for the Bundeswehr — approved in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an event …

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Trump’s first 100 days of his 2nd term reshape global trade landscape

US President Donald Trump’s trade policies have reshaped global trade dynamics in the first 100 days of his second term, with aggressive tariffs on major partners causing rising tensions and uncertainty, according to economists and trade experts. Trump, who took office for his second term on Jan. 20, …

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