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A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel

More than a half century after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 242—which established the principle by which Israel would give up territory it gained in the war in exchange for peace and security—the Israelis and the Palestinians have made no meaningful, much less …

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Iran Update, September 1, 2025

Key Takeaways: Iran: Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani appointed Ali Bagheri Kani as the SNSC deputy for international affairs on August 29. Larijani may have appointed Bagheri Kani due to his close ties to Paydari Front leader Saeed Jalili as part of an effort to reduce recent …

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Putin calls Xi ‘dear friend’ at Russia-China summit in Beijing

Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” as the two held a series of meetings Tuesday at a time when their countries face both overlapping and differing challenges from the United States. Relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, particularly following …

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Les États-Unis et le reste du monde

Le Sud global est le lieu où histoire et héritage culturel sont préservés et l’«ordre international fondé sur des règles» rejeté. Quiconque nie l’histoire disparaîtra, tel un spectre rayé de la mémoire. Lorsque Christophe Colomb posa le pied pour la première fois sur le sol américain, en 1492, il n’était …

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