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President Donald Trump holds a rally with supporters at an arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 21, 2017. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters


In Dealing with North Korea, Trump Needs Allies

In Dealing with North Korea, Trump Needs Allies

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has defiance in his blood. It’s said his grandfather once asked what would happen if the United States defeated North Korea in war, to which his father answered: “If we lose, I will be sure to destroy the Earth. What good is the Earth...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L), US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (2nd L), Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (2nd R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) wait with others ahead of a meeting during negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program, at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel, Lausanne, March 26, 2015.  (photo by REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool)


Risks of Iran Nuclear Deal Collapse

Risks of Iran Nuclear Deal Collapse

We can sense fear in statements made by Iranian officials and most recently President Hassan Rouhani who warned against the consequences of the big scheme’s collapse – the reconciliation agreement with the West based on the nuclear deal signed during the...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions during the annual call-in session broadcast live by Russian TV channels and radio stations on June 15, 2017. (AFP)


The View From the Kremlin: Survival Is Darwinian

The View From the Kremlin: Survival Is Darwinian

MOSCOW — In a rare move, the United States Congress has voted to intensify sanctions against Russia, and President Trump has signed them into law. Even before the American leader put pen to paper last week, President Vladimir Putin of Russia fired back by demanding...
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A Japanese flag flies atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo (Reuters)


Japan Concerned over Low Inflation

Japan Concerned over Low Inflation

Japan is the graveyard of economic theories. The country has had ultralow interest rates and run huge government deficits for decades, with no sign of the inflation that many economists assume would be the natural result. Now, after years of trying almost every trick...
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Streets of Qatar (AFP Photo/Patrick BAZ, Patrick BAZ)


The Winner and the Loser in the Qatar Crisis

The Winner and the Loser in the Qatar Crisis

Evaluating the current situation of the four governments of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, and Bahrain confrontation against Qatar doesn’t require political and media experts. It is not a military or a complicated political battle. The first conclusion is that the crisis...
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Germany. (Getty Images)


President Trump’s Syria Conundrum

President Trump’s Syria Conundrum

The Trump Administration has been consistent on one thing: its priority in Syria is ISIS. Even though it retaliated for Assad’s use of chemical weapons, its focus has been ISIS-not Assad and not Iran in Syria. Going back to the presidential campaign, President Trump...