By Dr. Cherkaoui Roudani* – Modern Diplomacy One thing’s for sure: U.S. relations with Arab nations are sailing through stormy seas these days. One thing’s for sure: U.S. relations with Arab nations are sailing through stormy seas these days.
By Cas Mudde* – The Guardian The CDU is a big player in the European parliament, but its predicted win this Sunday won’t change Germany’s inward focus What a difference four years makes. In 2021, the world watched the German elections to see who would succeed the EU’s uncrowned…
By Ulrike Franke* – World Politics Review The terms “wakeup call” and “shock treatment” have been overused in debates about European security and the trans-Atlantic alliance over the past few years. As fitting as these descriptions may be, given the fundamental challenges that…
By Nesrine Malik* – The Guardian This mortifying dilemma goes to the very soul of the region – and its leaders have brought it on themselves Arab states are in a bind. King Abdullah of Jordan squirmed in the Oval Office last week, as the press asked him and Donald Trump about…
By Kateryna Serohina*- RBC-Ukraine The text of the partnership agreement with Ukraine provided by the US suggests an attempt by the US to take control of half of the country’s natural resources. The proposed contract is seen as an effort to pressure war-weary Ukraine purely for…
Editorial – The Guardian The vice-president’s speech on Friday was another wake-up call for European leaders. On defence and in other areas, they need to chart their own course In 2007, Vladimir Putin delivered a speech to the Munich security conference that stunned western…
Harris* – John Perry* – Resumen Latinoamericano – English “Take your money with you,” said Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, when told about Trump’s plans to cut aid to Latin America, “it’s poison.” USAID (US Agency for International Development) spends around $2 billion…
By Medea Benjamin* and Nicolas J. Davies* – Common Dreams Those of us anxious to see peace in Ukraine should applaud President Trump’s initiative but we should also highlight the glaring contradictions of a president who finds the killing in Ukraine unacceptable but fully…
By Scott Atran* and Angel Gomez* – Foreign Affairs A Brutal War Has Weakened Support for Hamas—but Made Peace With Israel Harder In the weeks since Israel’s fragile January 19 cease-fire and hostages-for-prisoners deal with Hamas, the issue of what should happen to Gaza and its…
By Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER As defeat looms, German leaders and media keep voters in the dark The war in Ukraine and its consequences will have a long-lasting negative impact on the political, security, economic, and social future of Germany. It is the biggest war on…
