President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is off the ground, and the first test of its capabilities is to maintain a shaky ceasefire in Gaza. The board, launched on January 16 and further outlined by...
Iran, Venezuela, and Ukraine are very different countries, but most Iranians, Venezuelans and Ukrainians want the same thing: to not be ruled by tyrants. They look to America for support – which...
The US-backed ceasefire plan in Gaza entered a new phase on January 14. On January 16, the White House announced the establishment of a National Committee for the Administration of...
Americans are learning to “trust the citations” in AI-generated answers—but AI doesn’t reward credibility, it rewards access.
In the week since Washington arrested former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the outlines of a post-Maduro Venezuela have begun to take shape. Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, Defense...
Russia intends to “toughen” its stance in negotiations to end its war in Ukraine, the Kremlin declared on December 30 after claiming — without evidence — that Kyiv had attacked one of...
One of the new agreements with the United States is designed to help counter Chinese political warfare attacks on Palau. The initial cost to the United States is $2.2 million, exactly the sort of low-cost counter to China’s ability to disrupt and degrade the economy, politics and society of a key U.S. ally that is needed.
The good, the bad, and the conspicuously absent
For all his efforts, Joseph Aoun deserves Washington’s active support to enable him to accomplish even more. Until late 2024, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was a U.S.-designated terrorist with...
Erdogan Accuses Israel of Seeking ‘Fragmentation’ of Syria: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labeled Israel the “primary obstacle” to a stable Syria on December 16,...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order on December 9 designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as terrorist organizations. In doing so, DeSantis...
Hamas stated that senior military figure Raed Saad, along with several other members of the Islamist group, were killed in an Israeli military operation on December 13. “The martyred commander...
U.S. pressure on Venezuela’s strongman, Nicolás Maduro, is increasing — his cartel has just been designated a terrorist organization and an American aircraft carrier group is circling off his coast...
Repeal Likely to Pass: Congress is likely to repeal economic sanctions on Syria enshrined in the 2019 Caesar Act in the coming weeks, unveiling language for its repeal within the...
South Africa’s relations with the United States are spiraling downward. “America will be forging ahead with a new G20,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on December 4 — one that does not include...
Leaders Meet To Discuss Sticking Points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor...
The U.S. law and Trump’s executive order leave significant potential for Chinese control.
South Korea may soon have uranium enrichment technology. “We agreed to a 50-50 joint venture,” South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said, disclosing that when President Donald Trump visited South Korea...
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50 Nations Just Joined a U.S. Coordination Center to Save Gaza U.S. Central Command stated on Nov. 28 that its “Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) has grown to include representatives...