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Beijing must navigate an oil crunch and fragile diplomacy with Washington.

Political concerns over Kurdish involvement overlook more pressing practical issues.

“Membership lite” could clear the hurdles to Kyiv’s EU accession.

The advocates for the U. S. -Israeli special relationship have played a special role.

An economy dependent on fossil fuels planned to wind down, rather than expand, extraction.

Indonesia, for one, has a bloody history of fuel-related riots.

After months of bashing allies, the White House finds itself fighting largely alone.

Aid agencies warn that the Iran war will deepen humanitarian crises across the region.

Despite White House claims, the EU’s human rights official argues that “democracy is thriving” on the continent.

It’s the latest case study in the persistent failure of transnational solidarity.

The German philosopher built the 20th century’s most rigorous defense of democratic reason and then watched it tested.

Leftists and nationalists are managing to completely break republicanism.

It can neither protect Lebanon from Israel nor disarm Hezbollah.

Tehran’s compulsive gambling has paid off in the past, but this time looks different.