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Strategic Distance

The renewed war between the United States and Iran has again placed American and Israeli military interests on apparently common ground.

Reconciliation Gamble

The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending.

Evidence First

The latest developments in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case may not answer every question, but they fundamentally alter the debate.

Brazil hits back at Trump with “Reciprocity Law” as US imposes 50 pc tariff, rejects “any form of tutelage” on internal matters

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (local time) issued a firm response to US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 50 per cent tariff on Brazil by invoking the country's "Economic Reciprocity Law", while asserting Brazil's sovereignty and rejecting "any form of tutelage" in what he described as Trump's attempts to interfere in the country's internal judicial affairs.

Border First

The latest wave of Chin refugees into Mizoram is a stark reminder that India’s eastern frontier cannot be left to the whims of foreign instability. Nearly 4,000 civilians have fled Myanmar’s Chin State ~ not from junta forces, but from infighting between rival anti-junta militias.

Broker or showman?

US President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House comes at a time when the Gaza conflict entered its 22nd month with no durable resolution in sight.