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World Must Not Abandon the Rohingya to their Fate
Last week marked five years since the start of the most recent stage of the genocide in Myanmar against the Rohingya. It was on Aug. 25,…
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The United States Is Fighting Inflation with History
Fed chief Jerome Powell wants the world to understand his present decisions are guided by past traumas. At the annual gathering of central bankers and economists…
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Israel-Turkey Relations are Back, But Will They Last?
Israel and Turkey restored full diplomatic relations this month. President Isaac Herzog spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the restoration of ties. The resumption…
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Beyond Zawahiri
The post Al Zawahiri scenario is as blurred as the details of his activities before he was targeted in a drone attack in Kabul. The complexity…
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International Relations Theory Suggests Great-Power War Is Coming
According to IR textbooks, the United States, Russia, and China are on a collision course. This week, thousands of university students around the world will begin…
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If Liz Truss Becomes Britain’s Prime Minister
It comes from John Barry, a colleague of mine on the Sunday Times when I started out in journalism. John was one of the paper’s most…
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The Food Crisis is Bigger Than Ukraine
Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian food shipments and the potential loss of Ukrainian harvests due to disruptions from the war have dominated headlines in recent months. Between…
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Geo-Economics, Not Geopolitics, to Drive I2U2 Alliance
Israel, India, the US and the UAE are firming up already existing trade ties When US President Joe Biden sat down next to Israeli Prime Minister…
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Bangladesh and Nepal Are Not Destined to Repeat Sri Lanka’s Mistakes
South Asia is in trouble. The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has led to an uprising ousting the government, with crowds taking over the president’s office…
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What Does India Want From Russia?
If there was a prize for the most quotable comment on international relations so far in 2022, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar would be in the…
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Generation Killed: The Challenges of Routinizing Global Jihad
In the past year, U.S. forces killed the top leaders of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in bold over-the-horizon raids: Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul earlier this…
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Who’s Winning the Sanctions War?
The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, but Putin has so far contained those costs. Your economy will face “devasting” consequences, U.S. President Joe…
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Moving On After Aukus: Working with France in The Indo-Pacific
“We have a reason to ask ourselves questions about the strength of the alliance with the U.S. In a real alliance, you talk to each other,…
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Why Israel Hates the Palestinians So Much
Israel’s hatred of the Palestinians is shaped and driven by three basic sentiments. The Palestinians have every reason to hate Israel; it is a settler-colonial apartheid…
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America’s China Challenge
At this year’s Aspen Security Forum (which I co-chair) in July, China’s ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, appealed for better understanding of his country.…
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Russian Discount Oil: A Missed Opportunity for Us
India can be one of our options in this tough time of high price of fossil fuels The sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and…