Iraq’s Dysfunction Will End in Revolution

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​national interest​​​ by Michael Rubin On October 1, 2019, young Iraqis took to the streets to protest corruption, ineffective government, and a lack of prospects. Initially, Prime Minister Adil →

Not a Drill: Putin’s Going into Ukraine This Time

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​national interest​​​ by Melinda Haring Washington is pretending that Russian president Vladimir Putin is bluffing about invading Ukraine. He isn’t, and he may strike before the new year. There are →

Scientists discover brain region that responds to clitoris

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global times By AFP A new scientific study published Monday has identified the brain region linked to genital touch in women, and found that it was more developed in volunteers who reported having →

Update: Xi-Scholz phone call eyes advanced China-Germany friendship, ‘reinforces a solid start’

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global times By Cao Siqi and Du Qiongfang Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone with Germany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, in which the two leaders pledged to inherit and advance →

National Security Advisor Sullivan: U.S. ‘Prepared for Dialogue’ with Russia

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​national interest​​​ by Trevor Filseth Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, claimed at a talk on Friday that the United States was “prepared for dialogue” with Russia over →

Did Joe Manchin Just Kill Joe Biden’s Child Tax Credit?

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​national interest​​​ by Trevor Filseth With his controversial decision to oppose President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion “Build Back Better” bill, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has effectively ended hopes →

Crimea: the cultural revolution of Tavrida

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By Lara Adell November 06, 2021 Crimea has always been considered the forgotten pearl of the Russian Empire, but today its cultural potential is being exported in the form of art. But how? Let’s talk →

Rebuilding Crimea

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By Miriam de Saint-Germain September 25, 2021 Traveling must always be synonymous with learning. And this trip for me has been a clear example of this. Not only for discovering the unknown, but for →

UK appoints FM Truss as negotiator with Europe

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global times By AFP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed the foreign minister to lead talks with Europe Sunday after the resignation of the Brexit minister sent shockwaves through the →

China to help build 1,000 schools in war-torn Iraq after US announces end to combat mission

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global times By Li Xuanmin and Chi Jingyi Chinese companies have signed deals to build 1,000 schools in Iraq, a long-stalled construction project, as part of moves to help reconstruct the war-torn →

Ten Years On: What to Make of Kim Jong-un’s Long March to Power?

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​national interest​​​ by Doug Bandow A decade ago Dear Leader Kim Jong-il died at age seventy. Although the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) had survived many challenges in its →

Russia Alone Did Not Destabilize Ukraine

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​national interest​​​ by Ramon Marks Ukraine is in worse straits than ever—now facing the threat of massing Russian troops on its border. The accepted wisdom is that seven years ago Ukraine’s former →

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