By Zachary Paikin on Aug 18, 2025 06:24 pm President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a host of European leaders in the White House Monday to discuss a framework for a deal to end the war. The big takeaway: that all parties appear to agree that the U.S. and Europe would provide some sort of postwar security guarantees to deter another Russian invasion. Read in browser »
By Stavroula Pabst on Aug 18, 2025 02:40 pm Israel’s 12-day war on Iran in June shocked the world, and led to the U.S. striking three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. Read in browser »
By Anatol Lieven on Aug 17, 2025 12:05 am Most of the Western commentary on the Alaska summit is criticizing President Trump for precisely the wrong reason. The accusation is that by abandoning his call for an unconditional ceasefire as the first step in peace talks, Trump has surrendered a key position and “aligned himself with Putin.” Read in browser »
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Aug 15, 2025 10:30 pm The much anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and President Putin ended earlier than expected, but the two leaders addressed the press afterwards and appeared amicable while hinting at progress on an "agreement." Read in browser »
By Elfadil Ibrahim on Aug 14, 2025 12:05 am In early August, Israeli energy company NewMed announced a record-breaking $35 billion deal to supply natural gas to Egypt, nearly tripling its current imports and binding Cairo’s energy future to its neighbor until at least 2040. Read in browser »
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Israel’s 12-day war on Iran in June shocked the world, and led to the U.S. 
After much delay, Marco Rubio’s State Department finally released the 
Most of the Western commentary on the Alaska summit is criticizing President Trump for precisely the wrong reason. The accusation is that by abandoning his call for an unconditional ceasefire as the first step in peace talks, Trump has surrendered a key position and “
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In early August, Israeli energy company NewMed announced a record-breaking $35 billion