Germany Replaces “Unreliable” US to Guarantee Europe’s Security
“Europe’s security now entirely depends on whether key players on the continent like Germany can muster will to mobilize resources required”
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Analysis
Q&A: Why Trump and Netanyahu Differ Over Iran — and Why It Makes No Difference for Gaza
5 questions and answers to explain Donald Trump’s with Israel’s Netanyahu over Iran — and why it does not affect mass killing in Gaza.
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Q&A: Israel Plans A Long-Term Occupation of Gaza
Explaining motives for Israel’s renewed ground offensive in Gaza and prospects for Israelis, Middle East, and — most importantly — Gazans.
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How to Counter the Hard Right’s “Flooding the Zone”
Countering politicians, mainly from hard right populist movements, who “flood the zone” to dominate news cycle & divert attention from issues.
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The Lack of Intelligence in Trump’s “America First”
“Trump and his team may believe their approach to intelligence will make America more secure. But they fail to provide any credible evidence”
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Q&A: From Israel’s Bombing of Gaza to US Bombing of Yemen
8 questions and answers to assess significance of Israel’s renewed “open-ended” war on Gaza, and Trump Administration’s bombing of Yemen
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Should Ireland Boycott Trump’s USA?
Boycotts as form of political expression and leverage have their roots in Ireland: should they now be wielded against Donald Trump’s America?
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Q&A: Why There Will Be No Phase 2 in Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
Explaining why there will be no Phase 2 of Israel-Gaza ceasefire — and assessing whether there will be a return to Israel’s mass killings.
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How Trump’s Call with Putin Betrayed Ukraine and Europe
“It appears Trump’s negotiations will be less about pressuring Putin to bring just end to war he started, than forcing Ukraine to give in.”
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Q&A: Trump’s “Ethnic Cleansing” and the End of the Gaza Ceasefire
5 questions and answers to explain how Donald Trump’s proposal for ethnic cleansing of Gaza means end of ceasefire and renewed Israel attacks
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What We Know About The (Potential) Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Will the Gaza ceasefire be completed? Will it hold? That depends first and foremost on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu & Israel’s politics.
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EA on Australia’s ABC: Biden’s Record on Foreign Policy
Assessing Joe Biden’s foreign policy record: Alliances and “rules of the game” after Trump, but also lasting shadows from Afghanistan to Gaza
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10 Ways to Overcome the UK’s Hard-Right Agitator Nigel Farage
“Path forward requires less defensiveness & more vision — unity, empathy, and better execution can overcome Nigel Farage’s divisive tactics.”
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Who Is Syria’s New Prime Minister — and What Will He Do?
Will interim Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir and a transitional government fulfil hopes of Syrians finally liberated from the Assad regime?
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UPDATE: Yes, Donald Trump Is A Threat to Ireland’s Security
“In Donald Trump’s fragile ego and narcissist display, there is no consistency for economy, security, or society — in the US or in Ireland”
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More Than Ever, The US Needs “Woke Politics”
“Woke Politics”: “Let’s agree starting point that quest for civil rights is positive – even essential – for welfare of society & those in it.”
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Trump Is Back. So Saddle Up, Folks. It’s Time to Save a Country.
“Trump is back. Stakes are even higher. So it’s time to saddle up & ride, folks. To reclaim decency, respect, tolerance, & an entire country.”
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America Put The Gun To Its Head and Pulled The Trigger
“On January 6, 2021, America dodged a bullet. On November 5, 2024, it put the gun to its head and pulled the trigger. Will it ever recover?
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US Election 2024: Trump’s Hate-Filled New York Rally “Shook Me To My Core”
“I watched Donald Trump’s rally from Madison Square Garden in New York City. And, as a native of the US, I was shaken to my core.”
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US Election 2024: What Would A Trump Victory Mean For The World?
“US experiment with democracy has fascinated and inspired world since its inception in 1776. Never before has it seemed in such jeopardy.”
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Q&A: Israel Kills Hamas Leader Sinwar — What Happens Next?
7 questions and answers to assess what is next for Israel, Gaza, and beyond after the Israeli military’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
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A 4-Point Beginner’s Guide to A Critical US Election
How to get to grips with what may be the most important US election since the end of the US Civil War in 1865? A 4-point Beginner’s Guide.
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Farewell, Noam Chomsky and “Blame America First”
“As Chomsky assailed US over Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Cuba, he showed little recognition of Iraqis, Afghans, Palestinians, & Cubans.”
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Year 1 of the “Forever War” in Israel-Gaza-Lebanon
1 year after Hamas’s killing of 1,100+ and abduction of 251, a year into Israel’s killings with 42,000 slain in Gaza, there is no resolution.
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Q&A: After Israel’s Pager and Walkie-Talkie Attacks In Lebanon, What’s Next For Netanyahu, Hezbollah, and Iran?
People in a cafe in Sidon, Lebanon, watch Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s televised...
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Can Conservative Catholics Win Election for Trump?
Catholic supporters of Donald Trump at a rally in New Jersey in 2020 (Denise Kimmel/W5) Originally...
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Donald Trump and the Ambitions of “Project 2025”
Project 2025: “A cadre of Trump loyalists ready to replace career civil servants in “deep state” and 920 pages of right-wing measures across Government”
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How Israel-Gaza Will — or Will Not — Affect The US Election Campaign – and Vice Versa
Co-published with The Conversation: EA on Monocle Radio: Why Israel-Gaza Is Unlikely to Derail...
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Does The Vice-Presidential Pick Matter? In Tim Walz’s Case, Yes
“Conventional wisdom on the role and significance of the US Vice-Presidential office is that it is ‘not worth a bucket of warm spit’. Tim Walz defies that.”
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Making Plans for Nigel: The Politician and TV Networks Stoking the UK’s Far-Right Riots
“This is Nigel Farage — Reform Party leader, UK MP at 8th attempt, TV show host, chancer, & demagogue — stoking rather than dousing far-right riots in UK”
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