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Issue 958
April 25, 2023 · 7 min read

Get Ready for 2024

With 2024 race beginning, these issues will dominate

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Issue 957
April 18, 2023 · 5 min read

Costly Leaks Damage US Intel Reliability

How quickly will US allies forget American snooping?

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Issue 955
March 28, 2023 · 5 min read

US Bank Bailout Stokes Voter Anger

Should taxpayers be on the hook for failing banks? “If Biden loses in 2024, this will be the…

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Issue 954
March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

Boeing Deal Shows Saudis Play Both Sides

"Both Washington and Beijing seek stability, secure flow of energy, and a reduction of risks emanating from the…

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Issue 954
March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

Quitting Cold Turkey

Turkish president Recep Tayipp Erdogan surprised the world when he announced that Ankara no longer opposes Finland’s bid…

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Issue 953
March 14, 2023 · 5 min read

China Shuffles the Middle East Deck

Beijing's sudden entry into Iran-Saudi peacemaking redraws the Mideast map

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Issue 953
March 14, 2023 · 3 min read

Banking on 2024

Instead of thinking of it as Biden’s fiscal plan for 2023, we should think of it as Biden’s…

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Issue 952
March 7, 2023 · 9 min read

Will Biden Side with GOP on Crime?

President Joe Biden is giving signs that he will line up with Republicans in Congress to torpedo Democratic-sponsored…

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Issue 951
February 28, 2023 · 5 min read

First Skirmish in New Cold War?

When the US and the EU provide Ukraine with massive aid while Iran— and potentially China— back Russia,…

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Issue 949
February 14, 2023 · 4 min read

Biden Bids for the Center

He's still not declared, but Biden's campaigning

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Issue 949
February 14, 2023 · 3 min read

Firepower for Poland

What is the US trying to accomplish with this arms sale? Enhance NATO capabilities, deter Russia, or both?

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Issue 948
February 7, 2023 · 3 min read

Clock Ticks for TikTok

There’s a surprising agreement in the new Congress between some Democrats and Republicans about the need to ban…

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Issue 948
February 7, 2023 · 8 min read

Biden Hobbled in the Middle East

We spoke with David Schenker, the Taube Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute and director of its Program…

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Issue 947
January 31, 2023 · 3 min read

Blinken Visit Gains New Urgency

Blinken's Jerusalem agenda is all about damage control

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Issue 946
January 24, 2023 · 8 min read

How Safe Are We from Cyber Warfare?

Could a sophisticated foe break US cyber defenses?

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Issue 945
January 17, 2023 · 3 min read

Covid in China: Déjà Vu?

How can the world force China to produce accurate data?

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Issue 945
January 17, 2023 · 1 min read

6.5%

While inflation slowing down, prices are still far above pre-2020 levels

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Issue 945
January 17, 2023 · 2 min read

Congress Raises Roof over Debt Ceiling

The issue will likely become a political football

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Issue 945
January 17, 2023 · 1 min read

“I Was Elected by the People”

The Republican Party is divided over whether Santos should step down or not

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Issue 944
January 10, 2023 · 6 min read

Speaker Fiasco Highlights GOP Divide

McCarthy's mauling bodes ill for the GOP

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Issue 943
January 3, 2023 · 6 min read

Bibi’s Balancing Act on Russia vs. Ukraine

Iranian drones over Kyiv scramble Bibi's Russia policy