Unlike primacists, this ‘coalition’ actually embraces an internationalism that respects the rule of law, and diplomacy. In their recent journal article, political scientists John Ikenberry and Daniel Deudney laid out a critique of what they call the “Quincy Coalition” — a loose alliance of libertarians, neo-realists, and the progressive left.
Read More »The US war against ISIS in Syria and Iraq is 7-years-old today
With no end in sight and violence under the radar but ongoing, this is one ‘forever war’ that Biden risks perpetuating. For the little media coverage it receives these days, you might be forgiven for believing the U.S.-led coalition’s war in Syria and Iraq to be over. Osama Al-Hamid’s family …
Read More »The U.N. Refugee Convention Is Under Pressure—and Showing Its Age
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Refugee Convention, one of the signal moral advances in human history. Negotiated in the wake of World War II and initially limited to Europe, the treaty established the first binding legal protections for individuals forced to flee their countries. These …
Read More »In First Call to Western Leader, Raisi Asks Macron to Secure Iran’s Nuclear ‘Rights’
French President Macron, for his part, called on Iran’s new president to ‘quickly resume’ stalled negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal In his first phone call to a Western leader, the new president of Iran asked his French counterpart Monday to help secure Iran’s “rights” in now-stalled talks to …
Read More »Feud between Iraqi Sunni leaders could undercut bloc ahead of elections
Speaker of parliament and leader of the Advancement alliance Mohammed al-Halbusi has accused the leader of al-Azm alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, of selling Sunni land. As Iraq’s legislative elections draw near, a major conflict between Sunni political leaders has started to rear its head for several political, societal and economic — …
Read More »Gadhafi’s son announces return to Libyan politics
As soon as Saif al-Islam, the son of late Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi, announced his plan to return to political life, media outlets close to the regime in Egypt rushed to announce their support, thus raising many questions about Egypt’s position and whether Cairo would support him if he runs …
Read More »‘Blocking Iran is the highest priority’ – ex-NSC chief Ben Shabbat
Ex-NSC chief Meir Ben Shabbat was a top adviser to Netanyahu. Nevertheless, he received bipartisan support at a Knesset panel. The central threat to Israel and most important for its security must remain Iran, outgoing National Security Council adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat said Monday. “Blocking Iran is the highest priority,” he …
Read More »IDF identifies Hezbollah militant who fired on Israel
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah condemned the Druze who stopped and filmed the operatives loading rockets towards Israel. The Hezbollah operative who fired a salvo of 20 rockets towards Israel on Friday was identified by the IDF as Ali Kajak, and he had been documented near the border in civilian clothing …
Read More »Prepáčte, Maďari! Prepáčte, Slováci!
Slovensko-maďarské vzťahy sa poslednú dekádu javia ako nekonfliktné. Pri bližšom pohľade však zistíme, že pod povrchom to stále vrie, staré rany sa nezahojili, k čomu prispievajú aj „spanilé“ jazdy maďarských politikov na južné Slovensko. Presne takou bola aj návšteva predsedu maďarského parlamentu Lászlóa Kövéra v Šamoríne, ktorý sa tam zúčastnil …
Read More »Can A China-Russia-Pakistan-Turkey-Iran Arrangement Counter The Quad? – Analysis
On July 28, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who was on a two-day visit to India, emphasised that the Quad is not a military alliance, but an arrangement to spearhead regional cooperation and security while maintaining international rules and values. In a similar vein, the Indian External Affairs …
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