For more than a generation, the international system was organized along the lines of the Cold War. Though the United States and the Soviet Union were the primary belligerents in the conflict, the foreign policies of nearly all nations were conceived through the lens of the Cold War. Naturally, this resulted in a bespoke military […]
Rising pressure. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the foreign ministers of Germany and Greece to...
Azerbaijan’s growing involvement in the areas to its south indicates the natural contiguity of the Middle East and the Caucasus. Now that Russia and...
Escalation. Addressing rising tensions in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he had ordered strikes on forces entering a part of...
Ready to retaliate. The European Commission has prepared tariffs on 72 billion euros’ ($84 billion) worth of U.S. goods in response to Washington’s plan...
Hezbollah originated in 1982, when Israel invaded Lebanon. Iran had sent a contingent of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps there to fight the Israeli...
Energy relief. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa traveled to Baku and met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Energy was a major focus, with al-Sharaa complaining...
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Since 2016, the share of U.S. imports from China has fallen by nearly half, while imports from the Association of Southeast Asian...
Drills and meetings. The United States, Japan and South Korea held joint air drills over international waters near South Korea’s Jeju Island. The exercises...
Israel-Syria deal. Details have emerged of a secret meeting in Abu Dhabi between Tzachi Hanegbi, head of Israel’s National Security Council, and Syrian President...
