Quick, in-and-out precision operations that inflict maximum damage with minimum US casualties have long been a favoured tool of US presidents. Is Trump planning one for Iran?
Like its friend across the Atlantic Sea, the United Kingdom has had a long history of a two-party democratic system. While today people associate the two-party system with the Conservative Party and…
The Venezuelan political crisis has reached a familiar stalemate. In the two and a half months since it began,National Assemblypresident Juan Guaidó’s challenge to President Nicolás Maduro’s…
The prospect of an end to the conflict inAfghanistanhas led manyU.S.foreign policy experts to ponder the ignoble conclusion of another war, now a half century past.Vietnamreportedly offers a…
While the Obama administration pursued accommodation with Iran in the belief that its government was rational and deterrable, the Trump administration has opted for a path of containment…
A former army chief, Abdelfattah el-Sisi stormed to the presidency at the 2014 polls winning 96.9 percent of the vote, a year after having led the military in ousting Islamist President Mohamed…
Ever since June 23, 2016, British media outlets have sounded a constant drumbeat of reporting on the complexities of Britain exit from the EU. Three years on, and the 24-hour news coverage in the UK…
As the contest for Democratic presidential nominee gains steam, several progressive voices within the party have floated aggressive proposals for tax increases, healthcare expansions, and…
The movement began with chants of “No fifth mandate!”Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president ofAlgeriasince 1999 and just shy of his 82nd birthday, was preparing to run for a fifth term in office, and…
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
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