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  • A War by Any Other Name?

    Trump and Vance are describing an ongoing Iran conflict as “small potatoes” and not a war, even as strikes, casualties, military spending and energy-price…

  • A Strong Jobs Report, a Harder Fed Decision

    August payrolls increased by 162,000 and unemployment held at 4.1%, far exceeding expectations. The report eases fears of an immediate downturn but complicates the…

  • The Hill That Outlasted the Ceasefire

    Israel says it has achieved operational control of Ali Taher hill and cleared Hezbollah fighters from underground positions, but the extent of its advance…

  • Oil, Sovereignty and the Falklands Fault Line

    Argentina has renewed its claim to the Falkland Islands, or Malvinas, with proposed sanctions and security measures aimed at the Sea Lion offshore oil…

  • Who Controls the License-Plate Network?

    Flock Safety’s rapidly expanding automated license-plate-reader network has become a bipartisan 2026 campaign issue, prompting bans, warrant proposals, and new company safeguards. The unresolved…

  • Turkey’s Three-Way Balancing Act

    After attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan renewed Turkey’s interest in eventual full membership while insisting that closer ties with…

  • Birthright Citizenship: Blocked Again

    A Maryland judge has blocked the Trump administration’s second attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, applying a recent Supreme Court ruling to a narrower executive…

  • China’s Cairo Calculus

    Xi Jinping’s September 2026 state visit to Egypt expanded economic, diplomatic, and security cooperation while placing Gaza, the Red Sea, Sudan, and regional de-escalation…

  • Trump’s 2026 Midterm Bet

    President Donald Trump says he will campaign heavily for Republicans in roughly 35 competitive congressional races, urging candidates to run on his record. The…

  • Who Gets to Regulate AI?

    At the September 2026 G20 Innovation Ministerial in North Carolina, the United States promoted a light-touch, pro-growth approach to artificial-intelligence governance, while the European…