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Trump’s Tariff Wall Gets Rebuilt, One Loophole at a Time
The Trump administration on Thursday finalized new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners as it…
Africa’s Mercenary Problem Exposes a Global Double Standard
Foreign fighters remain a major feature of African conflicts as international powers apply different rules…
A War Outrunning Its Own Generals
Bridges, desalination plants and a downed hope for peace: how the US-Iran conflict slipped past…
Bibi’s Quiet Diplomacy Comes to Washington
How a Monday sit down between Trump and Netanyahu became public before the White House…
Nigeria’s Empty Embassies, Full Ambitions
Everyone assumes Abuja's global standing has been fading for twenty years. The evidence tells a…
The World’s Fractures Are North Korea’s Fortune
As great power rivalry deepens, the once united front against Pyongyang's nuclear program is quietly…
Brazil’s Lula calls US plan for Hormuz fee ‘piracy’
A Twenty Per cent Toll, a Reinstated Blockade, and a World Now Watching Every Barrel…
Turkey, Iran, Egypt and Russia are keeping the Sudanese army’s bombs falling
Second in a series on the proxy war in Sudan, drawing on field research in…
Al-Qaeda’s Warning Shot in Mali That Nobody Wants to Hear
A jihadist coalition just humbled a Russian mercenary force in the desert. The lesson reaches…
Amnesty Calls for War Crimes Investigation Into Israeli Attacks on Lebanon
A rights group's forensic account of three deadly strikes adds pressure on Israel's military conduct…
Why NATO Should Pivot Toward Economic Security
In 1914, Russia sent soldiers to the front without boots because its entire supply of…
The Dark Side of Western Support for Kyiv
Western support has kept Ukraine in the fight, but it has also created a harder…