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October 15, 2026
A Tale of Two Elon Musk Fights
Musk and his Starlink internet service face geopolitical pressures in Ukraine and India.
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October 1, 2026
‘Everyone Is Depleted’
Yemen was already in crisis. Then civil war broke out again.
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September 23, 2026
Iran’s UNGA Moment
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called the U.S. government “terrorists.”
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September 22, 2026
A Tale of Two UNGA Speeches
U.S. President Donald Trump made threats, while outgoing U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for peace and multilateralism.
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September 21, 2026
Your 2026 UNGA Primer
The race for the new U.N. secretary-general, a Trump-Xi side quest, and runaway AI fears.
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September 17, 2026
Trump’s Risky Hack-Back Plan
The U.S. president wants tech companies to go on the cyber-offensive. Will it work?
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September 17, 2026
By Nearly Every Metric, the U.S. Is Losing the Iran War
“It’s irrefutable that the U.S. failed in its main strategic goals,” one expert said.
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September 10, 2026
What Makes a Good Counterterrorism Strategy?
Three top experts on the terror threat 25 years after 9/11.
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September 9, 2026
Why Germany Isn’t Punishing Russia Harder
Domestic politics constrains Berlin’s ability to respond to an attempted drone attack.
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September 3, 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln Is a Troubling Metaphor
Like the Iran war itself, the carrier’s deployment lasted far longer than Trump expected or planned.
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August 27, 2026
Settler Violence Is Consuming the West Bank
The Israeli government is facing mounting pressure to get the situation under control.
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August 27, 2026
Why North Korea Doesn’t Want to Meet With Trump
Kim Jong Un is done talking about denuclearization.
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August 25, 2026
Mike Huckabee Reckons With the Disturbing Reality of Settler Violence
Huckabee, a longtime supporter of settlements, recently invoked the Bible against Israeli settlers.
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August 20, 2026
Trump’s Tech Tensions
The administration’s latest strategy document tries to balance technological competition with cooperation.
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August 13, 2026
The Iran War Has Left the U.S. Dangerously Exposed
The fight has offered Iran and other adversaries a clear picture of U.S. weaknesses.
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August 6, 2026
China’s AI Acceleration
Washington isn’t sure how to counter Chinese technological advancements.
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August 6, 2026
Hamas Agreed to Disarm. Why Did Israel Reject the Deal?
Experts say political uncertainty makes the Trump-backed plan untenable, for now.
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July 30, 2026
Is the U.S.-Iran War Expanding?
Violence is escalating, but it also follows familiar trends.
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July 24, 2026
How a U.S. Ground Operation in Iran Could Unfold
Military experts said limited raids could happen, but a large-scale invasion is unlikely.
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July 23, 2026
Is Cuba Trump’s Next Target?
The regime in Havana is increasingly in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
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