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Masoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdistan’s long-time president, handed the reins of power to eldest son Masrour Barzani in 2019 when he shifted nephew Nechirvan to...
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Masoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdistan’s long-time president, handed the reins of power to eldest son Masrour Barzani in 2019 when he shifted nephew Nechirvan to...
Not long ago I wrote in these pixels that there is a “beautiful stability” to U.S. foreign policy. In general, that’s a good thing....
Among the more disturbing economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the dramatic deterioration in Europe’s public finances. While markets are currently unfazed...
After more than $50 billion in foreign assistance, much U.S. provided, Somalia now faces its worst crisis since its collapse 30 years ago. It...
In a recent interview, President Joe Biden said China should expect a period of “extreme competition” with the United States. While this is early on in...
The U.S. declaration that the Chinese government’s treatment of Uighur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang, China constitutes a genocide, has energized the global...
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced yesterday that President Joe Biden will “recalibrate” diplomacy with Saudi Arabia. In effect, this means the White...
Nearly a month into his presidency, President Joe Biden has yet to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. No U.S. president since Jimmy Carter...
Judging by the market’s enthusiastic reaction to Mario Draghi’s recent appointment as Italian prime minister, one could be forgiven for thinking that Italy, the...
Use mercy well. Cruelty too. That’s the advice Renaissance Florentine statesman-philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli would tender as the Pentagon sets out to purge “extremism”—shorthand for...