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International September 30, 2025

Trump’s Gaza peace plan: A bit of the old, a bit of the new – and the same stumbling blocks

by Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The latest U.S.-sponsored peace plan for the Middle East was unveiled at the…

International September 25, 2025

Ukraine is starting to think about memorials – a tricky task during an ongoing war

by Kerry Whigham, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Three and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, there…

International September 23, 2025

US touts collaborative plan to tackle Mexico’s drug cartels – but initiative is met with denial and mistrust south of the border

by Aileen Teague, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A new plan to dismantle cartel-run drug-smuggling corridors along the U.S. southern border was…

International September 2, 2025

Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel’s lurch toward pariah status − but at home and abroad, Israelis are suffering the consequences

by Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Israel’s conduct in Gaza increasingly risks turning the state into a pariah. Whereas…

International August 25, 2025

The ‘security guarantee’ paradox: Too weak and it won’t protect Ukraine; too robust and Russia won’t accept it

by Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Back-to-back summits in Alaska and Washington with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, respectively, have done…

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International August 14, 2025

This isn’t how wars are ended − a veteran diplomat explains how Trump-Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven

by Donald Heflin, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A hastily arranged summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is set…

International July 22, 2025

Beijing’s ‘plausible deniability’ on arms supply is quickly becoming implausible – and could soon extend to Iran

by Linggong Kong, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] China has long maintained that it does not supply arms to any party at war…

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International July 2, 2025

Iran emerged weakened and vulnerable after war with Israel − and that could mean trouble for country’s ethnic minorities

by Shukriya Bradost, Virginia Tech, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 12-day confrontation between Iran and Israel in June 2025 may not have escalated into…

International June 18, 2025

Gun trafficking from the US to Mexico: The drug connection

by Sean Campbell, The Conversation and Topher L. McDougal, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Illegal firearm trafficking is inseparable from the…

International June 17, 2025

Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks

by Linggong Kong, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On June 5, U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi…

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