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
After nearly 40 days of intense conflict in the Middle East, the guns have at least been silent for two weeks, but this silence hangs by a single thread that can snap
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The recent ceasefire announcement and its immediate implementation have been widely viewed as an important diplomatic development for Pakistan. In a region where tensions can rise quickly and where mistrust often shapes
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I sat glued to my screen through the long, tense night of April 8, 2026, in Peshawar, watching history unfold in real time. The world held its breath as a U.S. deadline
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Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, operated a central European hub of his network in Paris, according to an investigation by Die Zeit. The German newspaper examined recently published
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Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, is set to appear before the US House Oversight Committee in June to testify about his connections to the late financier and convicted
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Stock markets across Asia rallied sharply on Wednesday as investors reacted positively to news of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, easing fears of a prolonged conflict that had
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This may be among the shortest of my posts, but it concerns an Iran-war-related development–one that’s ongoing–that hasn’t received the attention it deserves because the focus of most headlines has been on
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Back in 1995, I published my second book, Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity. In it I argued that trust is among the most precious of social qualities, because it
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The global economy awoke to a jolt of uncertainty this Easter morning after Donald Trump issued a fiery and expletive-laden warning to Iran, demanding the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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The aggressive trade policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, which initially plunged Chinese manufacturing into chaos during early 2025, have ultimately underscored the difficulty of decoupling from the worlds second largest economy.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May 2026, marking his first visit to China in eight years and a pivotal moment for global commerce. This
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by Durga Velayudham The recent crescendo of fanfare surrounding NASA’s Artemis II mission exposes something far more elemental than a scientific milestone: it reveals a psychological fissure in America’s strategic identity. As four astronauts
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China has unveiled unmanned submersibles that now rank as the largest in the world, a development that has drawn intense international attention and heightened strategic concerns. Last year’s military parade showcased two
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In a dramatic culmination to weeks of escalating conflict with Iran, U.S. forces successfully rescued a downed airman from the rugged mountains of the country, marking one of the most daring search-and-rescue
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Reports have emerged suggesting that the skull of a deceased American crew member may have been found among the wreckage of a downed C-130 aircraft, intensifying speculation
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