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June 6, 2024

Lebanon
What Escalating Hezbollah-Israel Tensions and the War in Gaza Mean for Lebanon

Already hobbled by economic struggles, Lebanon now faces the prospect of war as the militant group and political party Hezbollah clashes with Israel in apparent support of Palestinians in the Gaza St…

February 28, 2022

United States
Can President Biden’s State of the Union Address Unify Americans Over Ukraine?

President Biden delivers his first State of the Union speech tomorrow night. Can he use this perilous moment to begin to reverse the nation’s deep divisions?  

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris look outward toward President Joe Biden speaking to a small numbers of listeners at a joint session of Congress.

January 6, 2017

Philippines
Duterte and the United States in 2017

Over the past year, new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signaled that he wants to dramatically shift Manila’s relationships with the United States, Russia, and China. Duterte also has taken …

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May 5, 2009

Immigration and Migration
Swine Flu, the Drug War, and the Mexican State

As if Mexico didn’t have enough problems, it is now the epicenter of the swine flu epidemic. But there is a silver lining. The Mexican government’s handling of the epidemic should banish any notions …

January 21, 2015

Cybersecurity
The State of Cyber in the State of the Union

Last night, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address in which Internet and cyber issues got their own paragraphs. On the Internet, the president said: I intend to protect a free an…

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