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America Is Fighting the Wrong Trade War

The China Shock Is Over—and More Tariffs Will Not Help Workers Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have profoundly different visions for the future of the United States. They wildly diverge when it comes to social issues, such as abortion. They do not agree on whether to raise or cut taxes. …

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Israel and the Coming Long War

To Defeat Iran’s Resistance Axis, the IDF Needs a New Strategy—and a Unified Country In the weeks since late July, when Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr was killed in Beirut, there has been much speculation about the eruption of a wider …

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Turkey’s Foreign Policy Ambitions Meet Reality

With its foreign policy maneuvering space increasingly constrained, Turkey’s hedging between its NATO allies and Russia will be harder to maintain. A decade into adopting a more assertive foreign policy that enabled Turkey to successfully project power and shape the Syrian, Libyan, and Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts, Ankara’s maneuvering space appears to …

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Does the story with lithium cover the story with Kosovo or vice versa?

While on the so-called. Kosovo is what is happening and the so-called “palacinka” announces the announcement in which it will announce what kind of so-called measures we will take, there is no noise and anger in the capital, especially from the right. It is quiet, even Miša Vacić does not …

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US-led combat mission in Iraq ends, shifting to advisory role

The United States will continue to provide assistance, advice and training to Iraqi forces, Iraqi and US officials say. United States-led forces have ended their combat mission in Iraq, senior US and Iraqi officials said, as the coalition transitions to an advisory role assisting Iraqi forces. Qassim al-Araji, Iraq’s national …

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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis

Amid the ongoing delay in Iran’s response to the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, senior Iranian military officials have stepped up their statements concerning Iran’s commitment to retaliate against Israel at the appropriate time, albeit with different characteristics than the Iranian attack on Israel in April 2024. E_196_24Download

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From Dubai to Albania: How Drug Money Fuelled Tirana’s Real Estate Boom

Court documents detail claims of how an alleged drug boss living in Dubai laundered money in his native Albania, helping to fuel a rapid rise in real estate prices. In September 2020, Klajdi Merkaj was getting ready to travel to Dubai with the intention of securing new funds for his …

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L’Arabie saoudite accélère le déclin du pétrodollar en faisant la promotion du pétroyuan

Le ministre saoudien de l’industrie et des ressources minérales a déclaré que son pays «essaierait de nouvelles choses» – notamment l’utilisation du yuan dans les transactions pétrolières – alors que Riyad cherche à intégrer des produits chinois tels que les véhicules électriques, l’avion de ligne C919 et les infrastructures d’énergie …

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Pezeshkian in Iraq: Political Maneuver or Strategic Visit?

The visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Iraq raises several questions about the future of Iraqi-Iranian relations. Is Iraq heading towards radical and decisive changes? However, a reading of the factors and variables indicates that change in Iraq will not affect its relations with Iran politically or security-wise. The …

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Nihilism and Terror: How M.K.Y. Is Redefining Terrorism, Recruitment, and Mass Violence

On July 16, 2024, Georgian national Mikhail Chkhikvishvili was indicted in the Eastern District of New York on four counts of conspiracy to solicit hate crimes and acts of mass violence. Court filings show Chkhikvishvili was acting on behalf of an organization known as M.K.Y., a violent accelerationist network that …

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