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It’s Time to Roll Back Sanctions on Putin's Ally in Belarus

It’s Time to Roll Back Sanctions on Putin's Ally in Belarus
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Trump’s Call to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza Is Immoral and Ineffective

Trump’s Call to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza Is Immoral and Ineffective
27.01.2025 2

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The Digger Girl Taught This Boomer Why TikTok Needs to Stay

The Digger Girl Taught This Boomer Why TikTok Needs to Stay

When I heard the US was considering a ban on Tiktok, my first thought was: Fine with me. I’m a boomer. Whatever security threat TikTok’s Chinese...

24.01.2025 8

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First Gaza, Now Ukraine? Trump Has to Stand Up to Putin

First Gaza, Now Ukraine? Trump Has to Stand Up to Putin

A multi-nation survey published last week found a significant decline in the proportion of Ukrainians who believe they can beat Russia’s invasion....

21.01.2025 8

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A Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Would Be Trump’s Win

A Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Would Be Trump’s Win

“WE HAVE A DEAL,” US President-elect Donald Trump said on his social media channel Truth Social, as Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization...

16.01.2025 50

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What If Trump Were to Rule Like Putin?

What If Trump Were to Rule Like Putin?

Donald Trump has refused to rule out using force to acquire Greenland from Denmark or the Panama Canal from Panama. Don’t rule out that he might...

14.01.2025 10

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When the Far Right Wins in Hitler’s Birthplace

Austria, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, looks set to welcome its first far-right Chancellor since World War II, in the form of Freedom Party head...

10.01.2025 6

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Syria's New Leader Deserves US Help — But Not Its Trust

If, just a few months ago, one had tried to sketch out the best plausible scenario for Syria, it would have looked much like what we see today: the...

07.01.2025 5

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What You Think You Know About Ukraine Is Probably Wrong

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...

28.12.2024 20

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Germany’s Far-Right AfD Is Nobody’s Savior

If the Saudi immigrant who drove his car into Magdeburg’s Christmas market on Friday had been a jihadist, his all-too-familiar story would have...

25.12.2024 20

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Trump’s ‘Max Pressure’ Policy on Iran Might Finally Work

Imagine you’re an average Iranian. Statistically, you’re very likely to be under 35, born long after the 1979 Islamic revolution and Iran-Iraq war...

20.12.2024 7

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Europe Needs to Swiftly Fulfil Its Aid Pledges to Ukraine

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...

17.12.2024 10

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Syria Is Not America’s Fight. It Still Needs to Pay Attention.

US President-elect Donald Trump says Syria is neither America’s friend nor its fight. It is, however, the fight of America’s friends and, no less...

14.12.2024 20

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Assad’s Flight Demands More Engagement in Syria, Not Less

To say we have no idea how events in Syria will turn out after President Bashar al-Assad’s flight to Moscow is an understatement. Even so, it’s...

09.12.2024 7

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Georgia Has Crossed a Russian Rubicon

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...

06.12.2024 7

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Welcome to the Post-American New World Disorder

If you’re curious to know what a truly post-American world will look like, take a close look at what’s been going on the last few days, and...

03.12.2024 8

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Putin’s Nuclear Threat Is a Magic Trick, but a Dangerous One

The key to all magic tricks is distraction, which is the best way to understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest round of nuclear saber...

22.11.2024 8

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Ukraine’s Allies Are Inviting Their Own ‘Strategic Defeat’

Last year, some Western leaders started boasting of Russia’s “strategic defeat” in Ukraine. This was always a terrible idea and a line President...

19.11.2024 1

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Putin Lost a Round in Moldova. The Fight’s Far From Over.

Still bloodying Ukraine, Russia now stands accused of running a “special operation” to steal parliamentary elections in Georgia and of flooding...

04.11.2024 1

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Israel’s Strike on Iran Was Smart. Now Take the Win.

Israel has delivered a proportionate, justified and likely effective strike on Iran's missile and air-defense systems. This has forced a further...

27.10.2024 1

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Is the Right Target for Israel

As Israel prepares to take the next step up a ladder of retaliatory escalation with Iran, there are good reasons not to strike the nation’s nuclear...

10.10.2024 9

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Netanyahu's Middle East Transformation Has to Start at Home

A year after Hamas fighters went on their nightmarish killing spree among Kibbutzniks and concert-going Jewish kids, Israel is dramatically...

07.10.2024 1

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A Nuclear Iran Has Never Been Closer

There are good reasons for Israel not to hit Iran’s nuclear program in its coming retaliation against the Islamic Republic. Yet the logic for a...

04.10.2024 3

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Putin's Nuclear Doctrine Isn't His Worst Threat

President Vladimir Putin has outlined a much-trailed change to his nuclear doctrine, leading to predictable warnings of a radioactive Armageddon...

27.09.2024 2

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In Lebanon, Israel Set a Trap for Iran and Itself

The soldier-turned US President Dwight Eisenhower once said that when he couldn’t solve problems, he made them bigger, so he could. Israel’s Prime...

25.09.2024 4

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Israel’s Plans for Hezbollah Are Becoming Clearer

A picture of Israel’s intentions for Lebanon is beginning to emerge: No ground invasion is imminent; instead, the aim appears to be to restore...

20.09.2024 2

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What Does America Stand For? The World No Longer Knows.

In Budapest this week, America’s ambassador to Hungary gave one of the most trenchant expressions of values-based foreign policy — and takedowns...

20.09.2024 3

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Putin’s Controlling the Escalation Management in Ukraine

Escalation management, according to a recent report by the Washington-based Atlantic Council and many frustrated Ukrainians, is the new...

16.09.2024 20

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Putin’s ‘Troll Farm’ Isn't Necessary. We’ve Got Our Own.

When it comes to disinformation warfare, President Vladimir Putin is, of course, a pro. As a career KGB agent, it’s what he knows and what he does....

10.09.2024 2

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How to Read Russia’s Next Nuclear Threat

In the later stages of the Cold War, US President Ronald Reagan relied on the Russian saying, “Trust, but verify,” for his guiding principle in...

06.09.2024 20

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Netanyahu’s Conflicts of Interest Are Hurting Israel

There’s no job on earth less attractive than being a head of state forced to decide between cutting a hostage deal with terrorists that risks...

03.09.2024 10

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Want More Refugees? Keep Blocking Ukraine’s Missile Use

The moment it became clear Hezbollah would be starting a large-scale drone and missile attack last week, Israel fired a preemptive strike that...

28.08.2024 30

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Should Israel Want a Bigger War With Iran Now?

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...

26.08.2024 20

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Ukraine Has a Germany Problem Again. Here’s How to Fix It.

Not for the first time, Ukraine is having problems with support from Berlin. It also has a France, US and even a UK problem. Taken together, they go...

21.08.2024 4

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Meet the US Military Expert Defending Israel

Listen to any Israeli official responding to accusations over genocide 10 months into the war in Gaza, and you’re likely to hear some variation of...

19.08.2024 50

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Only Agents of Chaos Want More War in Gaza

There is something verging on insanity about the deep and justified pessimism that surrounds Gaza cease-fire talks that started Thursday, because...

15.08.2024 2

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Want Peace for Ukraine? Let It Strike in Russia

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...

13.08.2024 10

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New Hamas Chief Is an Arsonist in a Desert Tinderbox

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....

07.08.2024 3

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Russia’s Prisoner Trade Says All You Need Know About Putin

Take a good look at the lists of prisoners exchanged between Kremlin and the White House this week. If, after that, you still find yourself...

02.08.2024 4

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What Israel's Elimination of Ismail Haniyeh May Bring

With the death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Israel appears to have eliminated top officials in two organizations committed...

31.07.2024 2

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