Ultra-Hawks Are Driving U.S. Relations With China Now | WPR
WEB4 days ago · This new wave of ultra-hawkish hardliners is getting greater attention in the mainstream media, and some of them may be in a position to shape the next administration’s China policy, making it ...
Mali’s Military Junta Can No Longer Hide Its Security Failures
WEB6 days ago · Malian security personnel detain a man after an attack on a military training camp, in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 17, 2024 (Uncredited screen grab from a video via AP). On Sept. 17, militants of the al ...
The Push to Arrest Venezuela’s Maduro Could Backfire
WEB6 days ago · Column South America. The Push to Arrest Venezuela’s Maduro Could Backfire. James Bosworth Sep 30, 2024September 30, 2024. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks to the press ahead of the ...
Libya Walks Back From the Brink on Its Central Bank Crisis | WPR
WEB5 days ago · Libyan soldiers guard the Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 27, 2024 (AP photo by Yousef Murad). With Libya having slipped further down the priority list of Western powers, its ...
Why Israel’s Calculus on Regional Conflict Changed
WEB4 days ago · Today’s Top Story. Iran fired 180 missiles at Israel over the course of an hour yesterday, most of which were intercepted by Israel’s air defenses. The attack came a day after Israel launched ...
The EU Has Sidelined Itself on the Israel-Hezbollah War | WPR
WEB4 days ago · Alexander Clarkson Oct 2, 2024. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives at an EU leaders’ meeting to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 26, 2023 (photo ...
Can Mexico’s Sheinbaum Break From AMLO? | WPR
WEB5 days ago · The start of Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidency in Mexico has been a long time coming. Not only was she elected in a landslide victory nearly four months ago, but the primary elections that set her ...
China’s EVs Have Put Germany—and Volkswagen—in a Bind | WPR
WEB5 days ago · Chinese EVs Have Put Germany—and Its Automakers—in a Bind. Mary Gallagher Oct 1, 2024October 1, 2024. Employees leave a Volkswagen plant after a meeting with management to discuss the car ...
Hezbollah Is Preparing for All-Out War With Israel | WPR
WEB6 days ago · Lebanese and Palestinian men hold portraits of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest in Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 28, 2024 (AP photo by Mohammed Zaatari). On Friday, Israeli ...
Competition and Cooperation in the Maritime Domain
WEB5 days ago · Against the backdrop of heightened competition in the maritime domain, China has been rapidly modernizing and expanding its naval capabilities thanks to an unprecedented shipbuilding effort. By ...