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The Price of Generosity: USAID, Dependence and American Power
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Pakistan’s sudden usefulness as a mediator between the United States and Iran maybe real for now, but it is unlikely to harden into a durable strategic partnership with Washington. The reason is
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California’s anti–voter ID forces are treating a five-alarm fire like a slow-burning ember, delaying a full campaign until after June’s primary even as Republicans define the measure in voters’ minds as “common
Blockade Today, Leverage Forever
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Peru’s Never-Ending Thriller: Nine Presidents in Ten Years
Peru is living a political thriller worthy of a Netflix series, but without the tidy resolution. Since 2016, the Andean nation has churned through nine presidents. Some resigned under scandal, others were
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