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Lately, I made a point of reading the posts I normally skip on X, formerly Twitter — the ones that parrot disinformation as if it were well-known...
A note to Europe’s leaders: When it comes to sending sufficient aid to help Ukraine end Russia’s invasion, if not now, when? In October, I visited...
What are we seeing in Georgia? That isn’t an easy question to answer, but I think it’s the moment at which the government of a functioning...
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An overwhelming majority of Israelis say they want a cease-fire deal to get the remaining hostages in Gaza back alive. Most also say they’re...
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There is something verging on insanity about the deep and justified pessimism that surrounds Gaza cease-fire talks that started Thursday, because...
One week into Ukraine’s counterstrike into Russia’s Kursk region, we still have only a hazy picture of what is happening on the ground and know...
It’s been an article of faith in the Middle East that no player involved in the current standoff over Gaza has an interest in stoking a wider war....