The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and their key operative in the White House, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, hopelessly underestimated President-elect Donald Trump’s quick reflex action to demolish their demonic plot to
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The total market value of a Trump-backed memecoin, launched just days before his inauguration, has skyrocketed to over $12 billion, according to Financial Times. The cryptocurrency, dubbed $TRUMP, debuted on Friday evening
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TikTok has announced that it is in the process of restoring its service across the United States after a recent Supreme Court ruling. The decision comes after discussions between the platform and
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by Our Correspondent in Doha U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steven Witkoff, has reportedly forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a Gaza plan that he had previously rejected.
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor As Donald Trump prepares for his second presidential inauguration on Tuesday, 20 January 2025, speculation is mounting over his administration’s foreign policy priorities. One of the most
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My one-week visit to Tehran to observe the presidential election last June came as an eye-opener. I could sense beyond doubt that Iran was on the cusp of profound changes. The country, which
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In an interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, outgoing US President Joe Biden disclosed that he feared being assassinated by Ukrainian radicals during his unannounced trip to Kiev in February 2023. The visit,
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As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office once again, an influential group of billionaires, CEOs, and corporate elites are lining up to celebrate the swearing-in ceremony. According to The
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As the second-largest republic of the former USSR, possessing everything from tank and rocket factories and top research institutes and engaging in intimately close intelligence cooperation with Russia, Ukraine became a virtual
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In an exclusive interview with Axios, Jake Sullivan, departing as White House national security adviser, issued a stark and urgent warning about the future of artificial intelligence (AI). With only days left
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, found himself at the center of controversy on Friday after Democratic senators accused him of using his substantial donation to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund to gain favor
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In a landmark ruling on 17 January 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which effectively bans the
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My last piece for Persuasion argued that large numbers of small, autonomous platforms—airborne and naval drones—would become an increasingly large part of 21st century warfare, and that their spread would be blocked by our current addiction to
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Societies survive and grow when they successfully navigate their contradictions. Eventually, however, accumulating contradictions overwhelm existing means of navigating them. Then social problems arise that persist or worsen inside such societies because
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Like most Americans, I applaud the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that was approved today by the Israeli security cabinet, and I was glad to learn that the incoming Trump
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