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Leadership Crisis in America

These numbers should frighten everyone. It is hard to imagine how a country functions effectively if only 21% of its citizens believe they can trust their government to do the right thing most of the time. What does this mean and why are the numbers so low? Many of the …

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Destroying American Democracy – An Inside Job

Just last week it was revealed that the FBI again withheld pertinent information from the American public, for past two months, until after the November 8, 2022 federal election. The combination of a politically weaponized Intelligence Community, operating hand-in-hand with organizations that are main gateways for information to millions of …

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ISIS cells continue to spread terror in northeast Syria

These posters reportedly contain threats of murder against men and women, including accusations of failing to pay “zakat” (Islamic tax) and other charges. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor on Tuesday reported that ISIS cells in the Arab-majority Deir ez-Zor province are spreading fear among civilians …

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After Russia’s War Against Ukraine: What Kind of World Order?

Summary:There is a growing perception that the liberal world order is coming to an end. While the current multilateral system may be weakened by the return of geopolitics, economic interdependence and transnational ties will prevent a complete lapse into anarchy. The Russian war against Ukraine and the growing U.S.-China rivalry …

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Biden’s Cyber Conundrum: Virtual Invasion – Analysis

Introduction Chinese cyber activities have been described as the most active, broad, and persistent threat, as per the Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community brought out last month. The report concludes that at the heart of a decade-long campaign of making China a cyber power lies the fusion …

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Why Force Fails

The Dismal Track Record of U.S. Military Interventions American soldiers have been deployed abroad almost continuously since the end of World War II. The best-known foreign interventions—in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq—were large, long, and costly. But there have been dozens of other such deployments, many smaller or shorter, for purposes …

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Diplomats in Robes?

The Supreme Court’s Unwelcome Forays Into Foreign Policy immigration program put in place by his predecessor, Donald Trump. That scheme, known as Title 42, relied on an old public health statute to expel more than 2.4 million migrants, including thousands of unaccompanied minors, at the southern border. But before Biden …

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Iran Not Opposed to Deployment of EU Monitoring Mission Along Armenian-Azerbaijani Border

The Iranian ambassador to Armenia, Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, announced on the sidelines of the “Armenia-Iran Relations in Context of Common Interests” forum, which was held on February 10, that “Iran does not oppose the deployment of a civilian EU [European Union] monitoring mission to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border” (PanArmenian.net, February 10). …

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Poland’s (Lack of) Vision for Europe

Warsaw’s resistance to deepening European integration cannot be ignored by other EU capitals. To bridge conflicting perspectives on the union’s future, Brussels must engage in dialogue with Poland while insisting on respect for the rule of law. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 brought a shift of powers …

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