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Erdogan's Sunni Noose: Turkey's Bid To Encircle Israel

While much of the world's attention remains fixed on Iran and its Shi'ite axis, another geopolitical realignment is taking shape — more quietly, more pragmatically, and potentially just as consequential for the US, Israel and the Middle East
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After Venezuela, Trump Targets Iran—The Imperialist Rampage Escalates

The Trump administration is preparing an imminent military attack on Iran in the next stage of a regime-change operation aimed at returning the Middle Eastern country of 93 million people to neocolonial subjugation and placing its vast oil reserves under US imperialist control and domination
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U.S. National Security Strategy Keeps Allies In And China Out

The new U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) marks a decisive and strategic revival of “America First 2.0,” representing a more refined, sharper and far more ideologically laden shift with practical impact and stronger assurances to the U.S. as compared to Biden's 2022 version
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How Modi’s India Is Rewriting New Warfare Norms

The India-Pakistan conflict almost caused the brink of nuclear brinkmanship, until President Trump again used his peace-loving agenda and his dovish art of the deal strategic mantra
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Iran Knows It Cannot Win A War Against Israel

For all Iran's threats to retaliate against Israel for assassinating key Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, the key concern for the ayatollahs will be that, in any confrontation with the Israeli military, they have no chance of winning
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Will Egypt Suspend The Camp David Accords?

WASHINGTON, US: Since October, Egypt has joined most of the international community in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. With Egypt being the only Arab country to border Gaza, Cairo’s stakes are high. The longer Israel’s war on the besieged enclave continues, the threats to Egypt’s economy, national security, and political stability will become more serious.
 
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How Hamas Has Made Life Harder For Iran And Its Allies

WASHINGTON, US: While the Biden administration has secured a deal with Israel and Hamas for a combat “pause,” it remains to be seen if this leads to a formal cease fire or only allows for a brief respite before Israel resumes its bid to destroy Hamas.
 
 
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Two In Five Americans Believe Direct Conflict With China Likely


WASHINGTON, US:More than 40 percent of Americans believe it is likely that the United States will have a direct military confrontation with China within the next five years, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on perceptions of U.S. relations with other countries, released  on Thursday.

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How Palestinians Are Trying to Destroy Lebanon

NEW YORK, U.S.-Many people in Lebanon are worried that the Iranian-backed Islamist group Hamas and other Palestinian terror factions might drag Lebanon into another war with Israel.

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The New Battle For The Compact States

WASHINGTON, U.S.-The United States is quietly waging an economic battle for control of the compact states, three countries in the Pacific Islands that are facing increasing pressure to side with either China or the United States in their growing geopolitical competition in the Pacific Ocean.
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The U.S., China, And Great Power Competition In The Middle East

WASHINGTON, U.S.--It’s official. The Biden administration agrees with the Trump administration that almost everything that happens in world affairs can be explained by two interlocking zero-sum contests. One is geopolitical, as in ‘great power rivalry.’  The other is ideological, as in ‘democracy vs. authoritarianism.’

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Why We Can’t Rely On NATO To Make Europe Whole Again

WASHINGTON, U.S.--Amid a precarious proxy war with Russia, a brewing crisis with China, and a potential confrontation with Iran – not to mention considerable turbulence at home – Americans can at least take comfort in knowing that the NATO alliance is continuing to expand.

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