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How the West Bank Is Being Annexed to Israel, with Tacit US Support
Just days ago, the Israeli parliament Knesset passed a motion for the agenda to "apply sovereignty" to the West Bank. Though largely declarative, the...
China Notes Gaza Aid Protests Target Egypt, Not U.S., in Tel Aviv
Chinese think tanks questioned the absence of demonstrations in front of the US embassy in Tel Aviv, despite Washington being the largest supporter of...
Transactional Ties: The Pragmatic Reality of U.S.-Pakistan Relations beyond the Oil Deal
The irreversible strategic realignment of Pakistan with China and Russia is highlighted by the recent U.S.-Pakistan trade agreement, which highlights the essentially transactional and...
Tariff Tantrum: Strategic Friction in India–US Relations
Earlier this year, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-profile visit to Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed him with a warm embrace and described...
The Transatlantic Shelter Paradox: How Homes Became Assets and Citizens Became Renters
Imagine walking past a “For Sale” sign on your childhood street only to discover the buyer is a private-equity giant. In the wake of...
Raw Power: How the Global South Can Leverage the Critical Minerals Race
Authors: Cullen Hendrix and Morgan Bazilian*
The confluence of two accelerating trends augurs poorly for critical mineral-rich economies in the Global South: the rise of...
US “Hands-Off” Pivot Signals a Wake-Up Call for Myanmar Opposition
Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing was perhaps the only ruling elite in the world with an elated response to US President Donald Trump’s...
China-U.S. Stockholm talks matter a good deal for ASEAN
After intensive trade talks of a day and a half in Stockholm, U.S. and Chinese negotiators said that the two sides have agreed to...
Shifting Centers of Power: Toward a Post-Westphalian World Order
Authors: Griffin Thompson and Morgan D. Bazilian*
As the Russian-Ukraine war stretches into prolonged conflict and the Israeli-Hamas war viciously spirals into cross-border conflicts, a...
Recognizing Palestine as a Sovereign State and Ending Israeli Aggression
In a long-overdue but morally compelling shift in global sentiment, the recognition of the State of Palestine as a sovereign and independent entity is...