• Thu Jun 4 2026
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Trump Is Showing China How to Seize Taiwan

TOKYO – Since returning to office last year, US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes from the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to Africa and the Middle East, targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats and suspected terrorist groups. He has attacked Venezuela and kidnapped its leader, Nicolás Maduro. And he has joined

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What Turkey Wants in Iran

Then, when the time is right, Turkey could seek to connect these figures to relevant international players, setting the stage

A New Iranian Revolution?

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Transforming Europe’s energy system requires its leaders to accept that, no matter how much is spent on strengthening the continent’s

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The lesson from recent US policy changes is not that Europe should deregulate, but that regulation without hardware, compute, and

New World Order or Bust

The world is indeed a mess. But defending institutions that have lost their effectiveness and legitimacy is not the answer.

America’s Year of Self-Destruction

Constitutionally protected civil liberties are giving way to comprehensive surveillance and control, administered by private companies like Palantir.