July, 2024

• 19 July

  The Imperial Presidency Unleashed

  

  How the Supreme Court Eliminated the Last Remaining Checks on Executive Power This week in Milwaukee, Republicans have gathered to formally nominate Donald Trump for president—as they have twice before. But this time, they meet under vastly different circumstances. Most obviously, they are nominating the former president just five days …

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• 19 July

  Putin’s Naval Flotilla In A Larger Strategic Context – Analysis

  

  For all the media hype they generated, Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling threats to provide weapons to target Western countries and his naval flotilla’s visit to Cuba failed to alter Western willingness to provide aid to Ukraine. Russian Navy visits of this type occur every few years, and this one seems par …

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• 19 July

  Europe Needs To Find A New Path – OpEd

  

  Somehow, the voice of Europe has lost its former significance. This is hardly noticeable from within Europe, but I assure you, it is very striking when viewed from other continents. Everything may seem unchanged–Josep Borrell Fontenes, The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, continues …

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• 19 July

  La moitié de la dette de la France est détenue par des pays étrangers

  

  Si vous voulez savoir qui détient la dette de la France, vous serez confronté à une omerta digne d’une structure mafieuse. De ce que nous savons, la moitié de la dette française est possédée par des entités étrangères qui influencent notre politique nationale. Certaines lois, comme celle de la réforme …

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• 18 July

  Iran Update, July 17, 2024

  

  Iranian-backed Iraqi militias appear to have resumed their attack campaign targeting US forces in Iraq. Iranian-backed Iraqi militias launched two one-way attack drones targeting US and coalition forces at Ain al Asad Airbase in Anbar Province, Iraq on July 16, according to two Iraqi militia “officials” cited by Western media.[i] …

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• 18 July

  Behind Modi’s Putin hug: Is India betting on Trump winning in November?

  

  Modi’s Russia visit has drawn criticism from the US and Ukraine, but analysts say the bad optics might soon be forgotten. When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets any male world leader, a bear hug is almost inevitable. Yet his embrace last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow …

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• 18 July

  ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in June 2024

  

  ISIS carried out at least 29 confirmed attacks in June in the Homs, Hama, Raqqa, Deir Ez Zor, and Aleppo governorates. These attacks killed at least 49 pro-Assad regime soldiers and two civilians and wounded at least 23 more soldiers and civilians. There were also 12 high quality* attacks carried …

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• 18 July

  The Case for Inclusive Alliances

  

  America Must Rediscover the Ideological Flexibility That Helped It Win the Cold War “It is clear, absolutely clear,” said Joe Biden, speaking about today’s key geopolitical contest at his first press conference as president, “that this is a battle between the utility of democracies in the twenty-first century and autocracies.” …

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• 18 July

  The Palestinian Authority Is Collapsing

  

  Helping It Recover Is the Only Way to Save the Two-State Solution Since April, nine countries—Armenia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Ireland, Jamaica, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, and Trinidad and Tobago—have formally recognized the state of Palestine. Belgium, Luxembourg, and Malta have hinted that they may soon follow suit. So has the United …

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• 18 July

  Deadly strikes pound Gaza as Israel PM vows to ramp up pressure

  

  Israel kept up its air strikes on Gaza Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up the pressure on Hamas as hopes faded for a US-announced ceasefire plan. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh accused Israel of deliberately undermining negotiations for a truce and hostage release deal because it …

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