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Foreign policy, geopolitics, alliances, and the global events reshaping American interests abroad.
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Trump's Middle East Strategy Fractures as Iran Demands Reparations and Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan
President Trump confronts dual Middle East challenges: Iran's escalating demands over the Strait of Hormuz and Netanyahu
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Iran's Demands and Trump's Counterclaims Threaten Hormuz Deal
Negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are at risk as Iran presses for U.S. concessions and Trump demands compensat
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Trump Adopts Hands-Off Approach as Iran Conflict Enters Sixth Month
President Trump says he is taking a low-key approach to the Iran conflict, betting on Tehran's economic collapse. The wa
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China's Trade Surge Threatens Africa's Industrial Rise, US Urged to Act
Chinese subsidized imports are stifling African manufacturing, prompting calls for US support of the African Continental
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Havana Delegation's Four Days Can't Substitute for Real Cuba Knowledge
A Cuban exile professor argues that congressional delegations meeting only Cuban officials get a distorted view, missing
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Trump's Unilateralism Echoes Soviet Strategy, Undermining US Global Influence
Trump's unilateral 'America First' approach, abandoning trade, security, and science networks, has isolated the US and c
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Trump's Hormuz Tribute Plan Reverses 250 Years of US Maritime Policy
Trump's plan to accept Gulf investments instead of Hormuz tolls is a modern tribute scheme, contradicting US maritime fr
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China's Playbook to Control Global Knowledge: A Case Study in Nepal
A premier Tibet studies conference in Kathmandu becomes a flashpoint for China's strategy to export censorship, sidelini
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Iran-Oman pact could hand Tehran Strait control despite US stance
A potential Iran-Oman agreement could reopen the Strait of Hormuz with joint management, granting Tehran significant con
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Brazil's ambassador loses US visa in tit-for-tat over envoy delay
The State Department revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in a reciprocal action over Br
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Miliband dodges past Trump insults as he meets Rubio in Washington
Ed Miliband ignored questions about his past 'racist' remarks about Trump as he met Rubio, prioritizing the Strait of Ho
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Trump Signals Possible Iran Deal on Hormuz Within Days
President Trump says the U.S. and Iran are close to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly as soon as Wednesday