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Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In politics, no one wants to be wrong, and memories often serve to remind us of what was predicted. On January 15, 2023, I wrote an article that was published in the London-based newspaper Rai Al-Youm and the American Geostrategic Media, titled: “The Jordanian …

Erika Larsson If Donald Trump secures the Republican nomination and wins the 2024 presidential election, he will inherit a world grappling with complex geopolitical challenges, particularly the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the volatile situation in the Middle East since October 2023. Trump’s task will not be easy. On …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The recent Gaza conflict has brought nuclear weapons into regional conversations in a way not seen since the height of Cold War tensions. In October 2023, Israeli Knesset member Revital “Tally” Gotliv from the Likud party publicly suggested using the “Jericho Missile” and a “Doomsday” …

Three months ago, President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate against former President Donald Trump upended politics and ultimately toppled him from his place as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Tonight, Americans got their first real look at the surprise matchup he left behind, when Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris …

California’s politically vulnerable climate programs evaded direct hits from former President Donald Trump. California climate policies were an undercover winner of last night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. | Alex Brandon/AP Given his penchant for going after California climate policy — and for characterizing the …

Tereza Felix  It wasn’t a study in sartorial contrasts—he wore blue, she wore black—but in emotional ones. Vice President Kamala Harris was calm and composed, playing the role of matador to former president Donald Trump’s bull. She twirled her rhetorical cape as he lunged and bellowed with rage, …

In recent years, the Sino-Russia growing alliance has sparked widespread debate about the fading façade of Western hegemony. Once divided by ideological differences during the Cold War, Russia, and China have started to find common ground in countering Western influence and pursuing their geopolitical objectives. This strategic partnership …

It took many weeks, but France may at long last finally be on the road to having a government. French politics divided into thirds The goal is to try to establish a functioning government to emerge after Macron’s folly of dissolving the National Assembly. The result was like …

Ukraine’s audacious August incursion into Russian territory was a welcome fillip for national morale, and a message to foreign backers that Kyiv could still take the initiative after the disappointing counteroffensive of 2023. A more sober mood has now asserted itself with Moscow’s retaliation for the humiliation. A …