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Biden Withholds Arms from Israel as Fighting Nears Rafah

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Cécile Shea

"I don't believe there's ever been a time where the US has been this public in its criticism and pressure on Israel," says former US diplomat Cécile Shea.

Cecile Shea joins WGN via video US Foreign Policy

What We Don’t Know about Nuclear Deterrence Could Hurt Us

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The deterrent value of nuclear weapons is unproven and in many ways unprovable, ultimately making them a gamble," Paul Poast argues.

what North Korea says are rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack
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Defense and Security

Republicans and Democrats Don’t Agree on a Single Immigration Policy: Poll

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The Hill
Craig Kafura

New Council-Ipsos polling reveals there is little common ground to be found between the right and left when it comes to immigration policy solutions.

The US-Mexico border wall seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
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Public Opinion

Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread from US to Europe

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VOA
Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast joins VOA to unpack the recent protests against Israel's war in Gaza sweeping college campuses.

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Gaza Ceasefire Talks Continue as Israel Begins Attacks on Rafah

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Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

Nonresident Senior Fellow Cécile Shea weighs in on the current state of negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video Defense and Security

The 'Responsibility to Protect' Was Doomed to Fail

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

When the states with the power to intervene are also the ones that decide when to use it, it creates the possibility of selective neglect, Paul Poast writes.

A broken US flag in the US Embassy in Tripoli, Libya
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US Foreign Policy

South Korean President Yoon Hits a Domestic Dead End

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East Asia Forum
Karl Friedhoff

With little support at home, President Yoon Suk-yeol will look to make his mark overseas, Karl Friedhoff writes.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a pre-recorded interview with KBS television
South Korea Presidential Office / AP
Global Politics

Johnson’s Reversal Could Signal a Lasting Shift on US Aid to Ukraine

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast explores why House Speaker Mike Johnson might have shifted course on Ukraine and what it means for US aid moving forward.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives to speak with reporters to discuss his proposal to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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US Foreign Policy

Listen to the US or Brace for Escalation — the Choice Is Israel’s to Make

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Washington remains deeply anxious and more determined than ever to find an end to the escalatory pressures in the Levant," writes Ivo Daalder.

People in Tel Aviv, Israel protest against Benjamin Netanyahu and call for the release of hostages by Hamas on March 30, 2024.
Maya Alleruzzo / AP
Global Politics

The US Is Having a Crisis of Confidence at a Very Bad Time

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"A lack of confidence can lead to restraint out of fear, rather than restraint as a principled position," Paul Poast writes.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber
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US Foreign Policy