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China Media

Press Access Becomes a Geopolitical Bargain in the U.S.-China Media Row

Diplomacy Economy

Diplomacy in Decline: Roughly 2,000 U.S. Diplomats Laid-Off or Forced to Retire

A dramatic pro-Somaliland montage with flags, crowds, military presence, ships, smoke, and a map of Somalia labeled SOMALILAND.
Africa Geopolitics

Flags, Fear and Recognition: Somaliland’s Divided Independence Day

Economy labor market

North America’s Busiest Commuter Line Shuts Down as LIRR Workers Strike Over Pay and Benefits

Human Rights U.S.

Escalating Deaths in ICE Detention: How Policy and Staffing Choices Turn Risk into Reality

Africa Counterterrorism

Senior ISIS Commander Killed in Joint US-Nigeria Operation

China Diplomacy

Trump Returns From China Empty Handed on Iran, and the Stakes are Rising

Crowd of protesters with flags surrounds a central scale of justice as the Statue of Liberty covers her face and flames rise in the background.
Featured Leadership

World Thinks The US Is Worse Than Russia

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Climate Featured

Midnight Sun Phenomenon Begins In Alaska

Geopolitics Military

U.S. Signals Restraint on Cuba Even as Trump Threatens Military Options

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