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    All Muscle, Little Friends: Ecuador’s Foreign Policy Problem

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    Ecuador’s security crisis is reshaping how the government sees domestic issues and how it engages with the world. The new diplomatic playbook the government is utilizing, marked by military deals, foreign troops and the rhetoric of war, makes the shift in Ecuador plain. Within the approach to the security crisis lies the government’s intent to… Continue reading All Muscle, Little Friends: Ecuador’s Foreign Policy Problem
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      Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and … Liz Truss? Inside the former PM’s audition for Maga

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      Her delivery might be stilted – but Truss’ new YouTube show has grand ambitions: a ‘Trump revolution’ in Britain with the help of an influential US conservative ecosystemLiz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, began the first edition of her YouTube show with a vow to unmask “the evil-doers” attempting to bring down Britain, the US and Europe. She would, she explained, reveal how an “international network of leftists work to subvert democracy and the will of the people”.Despite her bleak monologue, Truss pointed to hope from across the Atlantic. “We’re going to look at the Trump revolution and see how this can be achieved in Britain,” she said. “We’ll be talking to the leading lights of the Maga movement.” Continue reading… More

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      A Quiet Departure That Could Reshape Sudan’s War and the Search for Peace

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      Rumors of the resignation of Sudan’s Defense Minister Hassan Dawood Kabron, appointed in June, started as a whisper. His absence during a meeting of the Security and Defense Council, which he leads, fueled the rumors. It’s not confirmed whether Dawood has indeed stepped aside, but if he has, the impact may be bigger than what… Continue reading A Quiet Departure That Could Reshape Sudan’s War and the Search for Peace
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      The Silent Waters: Rebuilding a Nation Amid Loss, Failure and Rising Climate Threats

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      In the days after the waters withdrew, the island of Sri Lanka felt strangely suspended between breath and silence. The mud had not yet dried, the broken roads still glistened under a pale sun and the smell of loss lingered in the air like a memory that refused to fade. People moved quietly among the… Continue reading The Silent Waters: Rebuilding a Nation Amid Loss, Failure and Rising Climate Threats
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      Revealing the Clash of Our Time: Generations, Not Nations

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      When American political scientist Samuel P. Huntington published The Clash of Civilizations, he argued that post-Cold War conflict would shift from ideology to culture, with Western, Islamic, Sinic and other blocs clashing along deep cultural fault lines. Three decades later, his map still explains much of the world’s violence: leaders in Ukraine, Gaza, Myanmar and… Continue reading Revealing the Clash of Our Time: Generations, Not Nations
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      The Trump Corollary: US Imperialism in Latin America From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro

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      In recent months, the Trump administration has escalated a decades-long campaign against the Venezuelan government and people. The renewed, intensifying threats of regime change, justified through false or inflated claims that Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, is directing narco-terrorism against the United States, serve as a convenient pretext for deeper and more direct intervention. A recent… Continue reading The Trump Corollary: US Imperialism in Latin America From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro
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      Refuge and Realpolitik: India’s Asylum Dilemmas in a Broken System

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      When India passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2019, there were reasons to be skeptical about its implications. The law’s exclusion of Muslim refugees seemed difficult to reconcile with Articles 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantee equality before the law and protection of life and liberty to all persons. Coupled with… Continue reading Refuge and Realpolitik: India’s Asylum Dilemmas in a Broken System
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      Why Is Canada Involved in the Russia–Ukraine War?

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      Canada’s Prime Minister (PM) Mark Carney has often vociferously and unequivocally voiced Canada’s support for Ukraine in their war with Russia: “Canada’s support for Ukraine is unwavering”; “We are with you every step of the way”; “Your fight is our fight”. In chorus, other prominent Canadian politicians (e.g., Anita Anand, Lloyd Axworthy, Donna Dasko) have… Continue reading Why Is Canada Involved in the Russia–Ukraine War?
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      Warnings are Escalating: Sino-Japanese Relations are Deteriorating Rapidly

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      On November 23, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave an interview to Chinese media after a strategic dialogue with the foreign ministers of three Central Asian countries, during which he spoke extensively about the current Sino-Japanese friction. Major media outlets widely reported some of his warnings because they considered these warnings quite unusual, given Wang… Continue reading Warnings are Escalating: Sino-Japanese Relations are Deteriorating Rapidly
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