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What Venice’s Most Storied Hotel Reveals About the New Rules of Luxury Travel
Room 10 at the Danieli has been empty longer than usual. It is the room where, in 1834, George Sand nursed a fever in...
What a 1954 French Debate Can Teach South Korea About Nuclear Survival
North Korea does not necessarily need to start a nuclear war to benefit from its nuclear arsenal. Instead, Pyongyang could use the increasing possibility...
Why US Middle East Policy Keeps Failing, From Iraq to Iran
The Middle East - for many Western observers - is something akin to Long Covid. One day you believe you are through the worst...
The Case for Recognising Bangladesh’s 1971 Genocide at the United Nations
As the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council took place in Geneva, Human Rights Without Frontiers chose to raise an issue...
The Franco-Russian Lesson for Japan-South Korea Security Cooperation
The Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894 was one of the most unexpected strategic partnerships in the late nineteenth century. France was a republican state born...
Beijing Marks 89th Anniversary of China’s War of Resistance
Official ceremonies were held in Beijing, the capital of China, to commemorate the 89th anniversary of the outbreak of the Chinese People's War of...
Trump Visits Mount Rushmore to Mark America’s 250th Anniversary
The United States is commemorating its 250th anniversary with nationwide celebrations marking the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. The anniversary is...
Why America Cannot Remain a Global Power: The Choice Coming After 2027
This week, Washington faced a choice that it will face repeatedly until it finally makes it explicit. On Monday, the Trump administration demanded NATO...
South Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Question: Lessons from West Germany
During the Cold War, West Germany faced a dilemma that now feels increasingly familiar to South Korea. It was a frontline U.S. treaty ally,...
Poland Revokes Zelenskiy’s Top Honor as WWII Dispute Strains Ties
Poland's president, Karol Nawrocki, has decided to revoke the country's highest honor, the Order of the White Eagle, from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. This...