Editor’s Picks
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Biden’s Faustian Deal with Maduro
By Kristina Foltz When the Biden Administration last week officially eased sanctions on Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in exchange for…
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China, Russia, and the Bomb
By Lawrence S. Wittner Even international alliances can unravel when nations confront the insanity of a nuclear holocaust. An illustration…
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Putin’s nuclear bluff rewrites the playbook
By Tom Arms Is Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons a big bluff? Is he just blowing hot air that…
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The new Congress should conduct a top to bottom review of U.S. foreign assistance
By Daniel F. Runde In this age of great power competition, the U.S. needs to conduct a thorough review of…
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US must bolster support for peace in Myanmar
By Renuka Naj Myanmar has oscillated wildly from being an American darling to an outcast. The country’s wobbly road to…
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America’s election systems are more than just machines – they’re people, who are overworked, underpaid and feeling pressured
By Amel Ahmed, UMass Amherst When people think about making elections secure, they often think about voting machines, cybersecurity and…
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In Bulgaria, the battle for the fundamentals of democracy is still raging
By Nadejda Iordanova, former Minister of Justice, Government of Bulgaria Is the end of impunity for Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General in…
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The implications of the 1% stock buyback excise tax
Stock buybacks have faced criticism, but now will be taxed for the first time. What will this mean for investors…
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Avoiding a war without a winner: How we could ease the deadly US-China dispute
By Jacopo Demarinis In a world haunted by the specter of nuclear war, needlessly aggressive competition among nations could lead…
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Is Beijing’s grip on Malaysia and the region inevitable?
By Collins Chong Yew Keat Has Malaysia’s true essence of Independence, recently celebrated in its 65th anniversary, be lost in the…
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