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Zero-sum game mentality not conducive to transforming consensus into fair deal

Compared with the prudence with which China has dealt with the outcome of the first meeting of the Sino-US economic and trade consultation mechanism...

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As Israel strikes Iran, what happened to ‘America First’?

Belén Fernández Early this morning, Israel conducted unprecedented strikes on Iran, killing civilians along with senior military officials and...

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Pragmatism sees vision turning to reality

A defining trait of Sino-African cooperation is it is result-oriented with the aim of improving African people’s well-being and enhancing African...

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Poland is building resilience that will benefit all of Europe

Khaled Abou Zahr Poland is rightly hailed as a European success story. Since 2004, when it joined the EU, the country has more than doubled its gross...

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The Democrats’ resistance to Trump is a hollow performance

Donald Earl Collins From March 31 to April 1, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker delivered a record-breaking 25-hour filibuster on the Senate floor of the...

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Why Ukraine peace talks are failing

Marta Vashchuk and Michael Shank This month’s peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul have once again failed to bring the war any closer...

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East Africa’s rulers saw what Gen Z can do – now they’re striking first

Patrick Gathara Last Friday, Albert Ojwang, a young blogger in the western Kenyan town of Migori, was arrested over a complaint by a senior police...

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In India, war came dressed in feminist camouflage

Amrita Datta and Arani Basu When two female officers of the Indian armed forces – one Hindu, one Muslim – took centre stage to announce Operation...

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No winner to declare in Trump-Musk feud

The bitter feud that broke out this past week between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump is more than bravado gone bad. It highlighted the ugly,...

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Mahrang Baloch writes from prison: ‘speaking up for justice is not a crime’

Mahrang Baloch It has been more than two and a half months since I was thrown into prison—Hudda Prison, in Quetta, Pakistan, the same place father...

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Israel’s antisemitism card wears thin amid Gaza genocide

Osama Al-Sharif Amid mounting global criticisms and denunciations of its conduct during its 18-month blitz on the Gaza Strip, which has so far killed...

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Adding work needs to Medicaid isn’t a bad idea

Over the past 46 years that I’ve been part of America’s job training system, work requirements for government benefits have been proposed several...

10.06.2025 40

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What is happening in Los Angeles is not law enforcement, it’s occupation

Ahmad Ibsais The scenes unfolding in Los Angeles should alarm every American who values constitutional governance. Federal troops have been deployed...

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s ugly divorce

Mamdouh AlMuhaini In one of his emotional outbursts, Elon Musk wrote months ago on his platform “X”: “I love [Donald Trump] as much as a...

10.06.2025 30

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Will Lebanon learn form al-Sharaa’s government?

Abdulrahman al-Rashed It’s been about 150 days since Joseph Aoun and Nawaf Salam took office. On one hand, Lebanon is experiencing its best chapter...

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‘No Hajj Without Permit’ rule a cornerstone of excellence

Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama The remarkable success achieved in organizing this year’s Hajj could not have been realized without the grace and...

10.06.2025 30

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To survive, Orban is plotting a far-right takeover of Brussels

Zsuzsanna Szelényi A “Trump tornado” has swept the globe, bringing with it a wave of “hope” for a return to “normalcy and peace.” So...

07.06.2025 10

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How Trump makes us miss the real story

Andrew Mitrovica Donald Trump is the magician-in-chief. Trump understands better, I reckon, than any US president since Ronald Reagan how to bend and...

07.06.2025 10

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Britain still has work to do on defense

Luke Coffey The British government last week published its long-awaited Strategic Defence Review. Led by former Defence Secretary and NATO secretary...

07.06.2025 20

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Engagement helps navigate turbulent waters

The US Senate’s confirmation of former Republican senator David Perdue as ambassador to China in April came just as the United States and China were...

06.06.2025 20

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Decarbonization at a crossroads

Dr. John Sfakianakis The global race toward decarbonization is accelerating, as more than 140 countries — collectively responsible for nearly 90...

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Egypt’s cautious rapprochement with Iran

Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy Egypt-Iran relations are undergoing a notable transformation after decades of tension and estrangement. Regional and...

06.06.2025 30

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Trump is letting Putin win

Maximilian Hess Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul for the second time in a month on June 2 to explore the possibility of a ceasefire....

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Why ‘Kill the Boer’ still echoes: It’s not hate, it’s hunger for justice

Tafi Mhaka On May 25, Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), closed his campaign rally at the...

05.06.2025 30

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UK defense review points to an exposed West

Mohamed Chebaro Some of the statements made this week by politicians in the UK — along the lines of a “new era of threats needs a new era of...

05.06.2025 40

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Oman spearheads push to revive US-Iran nuclear talks

Hassan Al-Mustafa Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi’s lightning visit to Tehran on May 31 has injected fresh momentum into the stalled US-Iran...

05.06.2025 40

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Europe-US power struggle in Asia-Pacific

The annual Shangri-La Dialogue that Singapore hosts is a gathering of security and defence experts of south, south-east and east-Asia, along with the...

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COP30: Brazil’s diplomatic challenge of a lifetime

Andrew Hammond Much of the global climate agenda in 2025 is focused on November’s COP30 summit, which has the potential to be the most important...

04.06.2025 40

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Israel has lost the Gaza war

Osama Al-Sharif In its relatively short history as a state, Israel has achieved numerous resounding military victories. It has regularly fought Arab...

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De-escalating to escalate: Ceasefire is no longer on the horizon in Ukraine

Sergey Maidukov For a while now, the Ukraine-Russia war has been compared by various pundits to the Korean War of the early 1950s. That conflict,...

04.06.2025 20

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IAEA points to Iran’s secret nuclear facilities

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global nuclear watchdog, has apparently given a confidential report to the 35 members of the board....

03.06.2025 50

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Heat is the new silent killer across world

Three international organisations – Climate Central, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and World Weather Attribution – have released a report...

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Why Trump and Bukele are destroying Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s life

Belén Fernández In March, the United States government deported to El Salvador 29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had lived...

02.06.2025 40

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Hajj: A message of peace and unity

Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, is not merely a religious rite performed annually by Muslims, it is the greatest spiritual...

02.06.2025 40

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Fusion’s Cold War moment

When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface in 1969, he declared it a “giant leap for mankind.” This iconic moment, captured on grainy...

01.06.2025 100

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Protecting our oceans is everyone’s business

Patrick Maisonnave From June 9-13, France will host the third United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal...

01.06.2025 20

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Global threat report reveals Trump’s strategic priorities

Luke Coffey The US Defense Intelligence Agency recently released its annual threat assessment report. While these official government documents are...

01.06.2025 20

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Enlightened Americans should stay and fight, not leave

Andrew Mitrovica For all his faults and hubris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy possesses one unmistakable quality: courage. That became...

01.06.2025 20

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War of drones

Russia fired its biggest-ever drone barrage on Ukraine on Monday, Kyiv said, escalating a deadly air campaign that analysts say offers little military...

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Lebanon’s Palestinian militias were born of Israel’s occupation

For a country trying to write a new chapter in its history, Lebanon faces an array of formidable challenges. While Israel continues to carry out air...

30.05.2025 20

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Syria, Sudan and the road to Washington

Areig Elhag Despite the major economic focus of President Donald Trump’s Gulf tour earlier this month, Syria was also a one-off political topic,...

30.05.2025 20

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Manufacturing of an ‘antinational’ in India

Apoorvanand Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a professor of political science at Ashoka University, has become the latest hate figure manufactured by...

30.05.2025 30

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Pakistan’s tariff reforms: The path to prosperity or peril

Javed Hassan Economists, since Adam Smith, have argued that open markets drive prosperity by channeling resources to their most efficient uses. In...

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EU should realize it can’t appease US

The latest transatlantic trade storm, which started with US President Donald Trump threatening to impose 50 percent tariff on European Union exports...

29.05.2025 70

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US reversing world’s climate endeavor

The House of Representatives of the United States passed a bill last week, which advanced a sweeping spending package that would roll back Biden-era...

28.05.2025 40

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Europe’s rude awakening on confronting Israel

Osama Al-Sharif European leaders are undergoing what can only be described as a rude awakening as they wrestle with how to respond to the devastating...

28.05.2025 20

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Golden Dome: The next theater of strategic conflict?

Dr. Amal Mudallali US President Donald Trump unveiled his long-promised missile defense shield initiative in early 2025, codifying what was then known...

28.05.2025 20

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UN Security Council must renew the arms embargo on South Sudan

Tigere Chagutah In 2015, as a civil war was raging in South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council imposed the first set of sanctions on the...

28.05.2025 10

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Washington attack was wrong and does not help Palestine

Daoud Kuttab The chant “Free Palestine” is powerful and appropriate at protests across the US and around the world. But it is wholly inappropriate...

27.05.2025 20

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Democracy in East Africa

Last week, Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire was finally set free five days after she was detained by the Tanzanian police for unclear reasons. She was...

27.05.2025 60

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