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President Trump’s Secondary Tariffs
August 11, 2025 As the relationship between China and the US started to sour after the Nixon-Kissinger years, Washington paid more attention to expanding its cooperation with India as a counterbalance to China. Many visits were exchanged at the highest … Continue reading
President Trump’s New Deadline for Peace in Ukraine
August 4, 2025 Last week, President Trump said that Russia could be so wealthy, but Moscow spends everything on war, which makes no sense. He also said he decided to reduce the 50-day deadline he had given Russia to end … Continue reading
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Tagged NATO enlargement, Russia-Ukraine war, Trump on Russia, Trump Putin, Turkey
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The Two-State Solution Remains an Illusion
July 28, 2025 Last Tuesday, July 22, Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in response to a question about his “virulent earlier reaction to the new ground offensive in Gaza”, said that France utterly condemns it … Continue reading
President Trump’s Fifty-Day “Ultimatum”
July 21, 2025 After six months in office in his second term, the world has become accustomed to President Trump’s surprising changes of direction. Thus, his recent turnabout on the war in Ukraine and his relationship with President Putin, following … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, NATO, Patriots, Putin, Russia, Trump, Turkey, Ukraine
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The Future of Iran’s Nuclear Program
July 14, 2025 The Twelve-Day War and Operation Midnight Hammer have cast a shadow of uncertainty over the Middle East, raising questions about the pathway of Iran’s nuclear program. Of particular interest is how the US and Israel, the two … Continue reading
No Swift Solutions to Current Conflicts
July 9, 2025 On February 28, 2025, the world witnessed an unprecedented public confrontation between President Trump and President Zelensky at the Oval Office, where the former and Vice President Vance castigated their guest for not being grateful for US … Continue reading
Iran Closer to Defeat
June 25, 2025 On July 18, 2015, the JCPoA was signed between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany. The intention to engage Iran had already been made clear by President Obama in his … Continue reading
A Brief Look at Middle East’s Recent History
June 19, 2025 For decades, the Middle East landscape has been shaped by wars, major power competition, landmark peace treaties among regional adversaries that unfortunately failed to embrace the broader region, and external military interventions. Its history has been marked … Continue reading
With the Israel-Iran War, Gaza Becomes a Secondary Issue
June 16, 2025 The US-Israel relationship began with the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The Truman administration was among the first to recognize the new state, combining moral obligations following the Holocaust with strategic interests in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza war, Israel-Iran war, Middle East order, Netanyahu, Turkey, West's Palestine policy
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Russia’s Likely Response to the Ukrainian Drone Attack
June 6, 2025 In recent years, as military technologies have advanced, drones have become a crucial tool in modern warfare. Ukraine’s recent drone attacks against Russian strategic targets illustrate this shift. Ukraine has increasingly used drone warfare to target critical … Continue reading
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Tagged Putin, Russia, Trump-Putin call, Ukraine, Ukraine's drone attack
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