North Korea’s Kim Preparing Daughter As Next Leader
By Taejun Kang and Kim Soyoung North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing his daughter tosucceed him, though the selection is not final, according to South Korean lawmakers briefed by their main...
View ArticleWagner’s Bloody Mali Debacle Shows Cracks In Russia’s Sahel Strategy
By Todd Prince (RFE/RL) -- Shortly after Malian forces captured the Tuareg rebel stronghold of Kidal in November, mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group, who backed the government troops, briefly...
View ArticleMoscow Worried About Ukrainian ‘Wedges’ In Russia And Their Growing Support...
Among the 55 groups the Russian Justice Ministry recently listed as “extremist,” two of the most important, if least well-known, are the ones committed to the independence of historically Ukrainian...
View ArticleThe Realities And Challenges Facing Pezeshkian’s Economic Vision – Analysis
By Dr. Mohammed Al-Sulami In most countries, the economy often acts as an independent force, guiding policy decisions and shaping political landscapes. However, in Iran, the economic situation is...
View ArticleProposed Congressional Insider Trading Ban – OpEd
U.S. lawmakers have an unfair advantage over ordinary Americans when it comes to investing. Many can use their insider knowledge of how the laws and spending bills they make will affect businesses and...
View ArticlePaperless Trade Powers Developing Countries’ Access To Global Supply Chains –...
By Kati Suominen Trade costs have fallen globally in the past 200 years on the back of reductions in tariffs and non-tariff barriers, trade facilitation initiativesand lower transport and...
View ArticleWinds Of Change In India-China Relations – OpEd
There is an expectation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would prioritise a historic turnaround in India’s relations with China as a legacy of his 15 years in power. Things are indeed moving in such...
View ArticleConflict Mediation With Chinese Characteristics: Evaluating Beijing’s Role As...
By Fiona Raval Ukrainian President Zelenskyy recentlyidentifiedChina as one of the few global actors with enough power and influence to help terminate the war with Russia. China’s peace proposals...
View ArticleMMT: Feeding The Economically Inferior Machine – Analysis
By Rudolph Kohn Imagine you are the foreman of a factory. Inside the factory are two machines. Both machines consume materials, energy, and labor and produce the same product, perhaps cars, or...
View ArticleHistory, Technology, And A Balanced Attitude – OpEd
The current generation stands before a gigantic irony of history – at least if human history is considered, as it has been since the 19thcentury, as a history ofdevelopment. It was not only...
View ArticleThe West’s Loss Of The Sahel: Not (Only) Russia’s Doing – Analysis
By Dan Whitman (FPRI) -- After a bit more than two years, Russia’s disinformation campaigns in Africa’s Sahel region look like the quickest propaganda success ever staged. The three countries in the...
View ArticlePlea Agreements Reached With 9/11 Defendants Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid...
The Convening Authority for Military Commissions, Susan Escallier, has entered into pretrial agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al...
View ArticleHouthis Vow To Aid Iranian Tetaliation Against Israel For Killing Of Hamas...
By Saeed Al-Batati The Houthi militia in Yemen pledged on Wednesday to participate in an anticipated Iranian reprisal attack on Israel, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in...
View ArticleIsrael Sends Message With Hamas Chief Killing: Iran Vows Revenge – Analysis
By Dale Gavlak Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "harsh punishment" and revenge against Israel over the assassination Wednesday of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for...
View ArticlePrabowo Visits Russia To ‘Emphasize’ Wish For Deeper Bilateral Ties As...
Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto said in Russia on Wednesday that his visit to Jakarta’s “great friend” Moscow was intended to highlight that as leader he would like to deepen bilateral...
View ArticleTrump Says Democrats Are ‘After Catholics,’ Calls Out Harris For Her...
By Tyler Arnold Former president Donald Trump has accused Democrats of “[going] after Catholics” and sharply criticized his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, for her aggressive questioning of...
View ArticleMonarch Butterflies Need Help, And A Little Bit Of Milkweed Goes A Long Way
Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they’re in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of...
View ArticleGeneration X And Millennials In US Have Higher Risk Of Developing 17 Cancers...
A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) suggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer types, including breast,...
View ArticleScientists Set Sail To Study Greenland Glaciers From Underwater
The University of Texas at Austin has embarked on a mission to explore the underwater edges of Greenland’s coastal glaciers to learn more about future sea level rise. The four-week expedition...
View ArticleDownwind States Face Disproportionate Burden Of Air Pollution
A recent Supreme Court decision to block a federal rule curbing interstate air pollution further complicates efforts to reduce emissions and adds to an already disproportionate burden on “downwind”...
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