Iran’s push to collect Strait of Hormuz oil transit tariffs in Chinese yuan signals a real, though gradual, erosion of the US “petrodollar” system at the margins, but it does not yet
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
Every spring, a small fruit briefly reveals how globalization really works. Indian mangoes, especially Alphonso and Kesar varieties, arrive in the United States not as ordinary produce but as objects of longing,
The recent detention of Columbia University senior Ellie Aghayeva by ICE agents, who allegedly posed as searchers for a missing child to enter her dorm, exposes cracks in America’s higher education immigration defenses. This
When Mark Carney touched down in Mumbai, he wasn’t merely making a diplomatic house call. He was signaling something more consequential: that Canada is finally ready to grow up about its place
The escalating standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic represents a troubling milestone in the U.S. government’s pursuit of advanced artificial intelligence for national security. What began as a promising $200 million contract
Donald Trump’s renewed push to scrutinize foreign funding of U.S. universities is framed as a transparency and national security move, but it also risks chilling global collaboration and complicating already fragile university
The emergence of the Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE), spearheaded by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and backed by university systems in red states like Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and
The recent partial government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), triggered by a partisan standoff over immigration enforcement reforms, has exposed a critical vulnerability in American governance: the fragility of
The Trump administration’s recent steps to ease sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector represent a pragmatic pivot in U.S. foreign and energy policy, one that could benefit American producers, stabilize global oil markets,
The latest round of indirect U.S.-Iran talks, held in Oman and mediated by Omani officials, ended without meaningful progress toward resolving the nuclear standoff. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the discussions
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, was hailed as a triumph for working Americans, a sweeping package delivering “no tax on
The recent U.S.-India trade agreement, announced February 2, 2026, by President Donald Trump following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, represents a significant de-escalation in bilateral trade tensions that had