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International February 19, 2025

Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating

by Matt Fitzpatrick, Flinders University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian officials in…

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International February 13, 2025

As Trump tries to slash US foreign aid, here are 3 common myths many Americans mistakenly believe about it

by Joannie Tremblay-Boire, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. foreign aid is in disarray. The Trump administration froze most aid disbursements on…

International February 10, 2025

Why Americans need well-informed national security decisions – not politicized intelligence analysis

by Mark S. Chandler, Coastal Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States’ security depends on leaders who make well-informed decisions, including matters…

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International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

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International January 4, 2025

5 elections to watch in 2025

by Lisandro Claudio, University of California, Berkeley; Garret Martin, American University School of International Service; Jorge Heine, Boston University; Patrick James, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and…

International January 1, 2025

Faced with Trump’s tariffs − and crackdowns on migration and narcotrafficking − Mexico is weighing retaliatory options

by Scott Morgenstern, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to…

International December 13, 2024

15% of global population lives within a few miles of a coast − and the number is growing rapidly

by Arthur Cosby, Mississippi State University and Viswadeep Lebakula, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Coastal populations are expanding quickly around the…

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International December 2, 2024

Why Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire now − and what it means for Israel, Lebanon, Biden and Trump

by Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah entered a 60-day ceasefire on Nov….

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

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International August 27, 2024

How US military planning has shifted away from fighting terrorism to readying for tensions and conflict with China and Russia

by Eric Rosenbach, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Joe Biden’s recent approval of a major shift in U.S. nuclear weapons strategy…

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