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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.

Academic Crossfire

The move by the Trump administration to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enrol foreign students ~ citing anti-Semitism and alleged coordination with the Chinese Communist Party ~ marks a troubling escalation in the politicisation of higher education.

Can gold be an alternative to the American dollar?

Wall Street pundits and investors are schizophrenic about the dollar. The dollar weakened after Moody’s cut the US credit rating by one notch from Aaa (the highest rating — to Aa1, attributing the downgrade to the increasing fiscal deficit, as well as the rising interest rate costs on Federal government debt.