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AFRICA
British Genocide in Kenya: Time for a Reckoning– Mehdi Alavi
Morocco Make up Causes Spain Economic Loss in Algeria– Youssef Igrouane
The Tigray War Was Tragic, Can Peace Prevail Now?– Martin Plaut
Sudan Is on the Brink of a New Catastrophe– Martin Plaut
EAST ASIA
Sending Blinken to China Won’t Interrupt the Slide Toward War– William H. Overholt
Will Democracy Survive the Rise of China?– Reza Parchizadeh
What You Need to Know About Taiwan and Semiconductors– Atul Singh
Japan’s New LDP Scandal Is Unlikely to Change Much– Atul Singh
EUROPE
The Tremendous Legacy of the Late Jacques Delors– Nathalie Barthes
A Full View of Britain and Ireland a Century Ago– John Bruton
France Grapples With the Painful Legacy Of Marshal Pétain– John Bruton
Must Spain Cobble Together Another Frankenstein Government?– Josep M. Colomer
The Truth about Western Values in Bosnia and Herzegovina– Davor Džalto
A Secure Eastern Border Depends on the Stability of NATO Member States– Cristian Gherasim
Late Cardinal Pell Wrong, Pope Francis Plans New Future– Gary Grappo
Finland’s New Laws to Boost Security Erode Rule of Law– Joy Hyvarinen
Hostile Information Campaigns, Democracy and Free Expression in Finland– Joy Hyvarinen
Ukrainian Refugees in Pro-Russian Transnistria Come to Moldova for Help– Tiina Kaukvere, Marian Männi
Robert Fico Returns: Will Slovakia Become the New Hungary?– Daniel Martinek, Peter Techet
Why Putin — Battered, Not Broken — Retains Power for Now– Marko Mocevic
Benedict XVI’s Death Ends Rare Era: Pope Francis Now In-Charge– Vas Shenoy
Is the German Economy Now Destined to Decline?– Atul Singh
Elective Dictatorship: The Plot by Britain’s Radical Conservatives– Alan Waring, John Broadway
LATIN AMERICA
Milei Or Massa: Who Was the Best Choice for Argentina?– Helder Ferreira do Vale
Sanctions and Internet Access Will Fail to Promote Regime Change– Ted McCarthy
The Secrets Behind Brazil’s Military and the January 8 Insurrection– Karin Schmalz
Who Will Win Argentina’s Presidency After 28 Years of Peronism?– Leonardo Vivas
MIDDLE EAST
A First-Hand Look at Arba’een, the World’s Largest Annual Pilgrimage– Mehdi Alavi
Why Do You Need to Know About Mohammad Mosaddegh?– Mehdi Alavi, Atul Singh
Sports Fans Say Qatar Has Now Politicized the World Cup– Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland, Kevin Dixon
Is There a US–Iran “Non-Agreement”?– Gary Grappo
How the New Israel-Hamas War Threatens the Middle East– Gary Grappo
A Timely Analysis: The Foreign Policy Trends of Muslim-Majority States– Emir Hadzikadunic
Defeating Hamas Is a Challenge Israel Cannot Overcome– Emir Hadzikadunic
The Bottom Line: Kemalism Just Won’t Win– Nathaniel Handy
This Is Why Turkey Won’t Make It Into the EU– Nathaniel Handy
Iran Has History of Persecuting Minorities: Might This Change Now?– Ramyar Hassani
Democracy is Now Dangerously Fracturing in Lebanon– Steven Howard
Should Israel Make Full Use of its Powerful Military, or Is the Cost Too High?– Josef Olmert
Kurdish Autonomy Can Boost Peace in the Middle East– Halmat Palani
Pluralism Is the Only Way Forward for Iranian Democracy– Halmat Palani
Iran’s Mahsa Revolution One Year On– Reza Parchizadeh
How Azerbaijan Found Victory, and Armenia Defeat, in Nagorno-Karabakh– Atul Singh, Anton Schauble
Make Sense of Israel’s New Tumultuous Judicial Reform– Atul Singh, Glenn Carle
The Truth About the Insidious Government Corruption in Iraq– Shermeen Yousif
SOUTH ASIA
India Is Growing Confident in Its New Role as a Powerful Nation– Glenn Carle
From Upstart to Start-Up Nation, Israel at 75 Faces New Challenges– Gary Grappo
India’s Replacement Theory Is About Money, Not Race– Peter Isackson
Bangladesh Unveils its New Indo-Pacific Outlook– Sadia Korobi
India Boldly Asserts Independence with New Technology– Wes Kussmaul
Caste and Party: A Volatile Mix in Karnataka– Shishira Maiya
The Great Omission: Why Don’t Indians Talk About Africa?– Nishita Malhan
India’s G20 Presidency Is the Dawn of New Multilateralism– Narendra Modi
Indigenous People in Bangladesh Suffer as Government Drags Feet– Saleem Samad
No Justice for Victims Under Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister– Saleem Samad
Were 30 Years of the Slaughter of Kashmiri Hindus Inevitable?– Vijay K. Sazawal
India’s Urban Middle Class Craves Better Quality of Life– Atul Singh, Manu Sharma
Reasons Why India’s Big Democracy Is Dynamic– Vikram Sood, Kanwal Sibal
US
Can Bobby Kennedy Win the Presidency Now? Of Course– Scott Bennett
UFO Disclosure: The Most Significant Law in Human History?– Ran Chakrabarti
The US Needs External Enemies to Overcome Internal Division– Josep M. Colomer
Why Is Congress So Polarized? It’s the Institutions– Josep M. Colomer
What You Need to Know About the Debt Ceiling– Alex Gloy
The US Merchant Marine Is a National Security Necessity– Benjamin Harrison
Article Five Is Now Killing the United States– Anton Schauble
The Great Arctic Game Is Now in Full Swing– Atul Singh
The Hidden Gem of a Mid-Century Modern Church– William Softky
US Emergency Departments Are Overstretched and Doctors Burned Out– Jennifer Wider
WORLD
Should We Now Have the Right to Die?– Roberta Artemisia Campani
An Allegory About Unidentified Floating Objects– Ran Chakrabarti
What Good Is China’s New BRICS For Brazil And India?– Helder Ferreira do Vale
Is the Gold Standard Now Alive or Dead?– Alex Gloy
How I Got Students to Accept ChatGPT as a New Classmate– Peter Isackson
Long Covid Shines Spotlight Now on Other Long Diseases– Ranjani Iyer Mohanty
One Hundred Years of ChatGPTude– Mauktik Kulkarni
Will the New BRICS+ Be Able to Come Together?– Kanwal Sibal
Is the Indo-American Relationship Being Handled With Intelligence?– KJ Singh
Climate Change: A Toxic Gift for the Next Generation– India Nye Wenner
