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Paul Poast

Israel and Iran Continue to Exchange Strikes

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WGN News
Paul Poast

"There's been tension building, but yesterday, what happened last night, was definitely an escalation," Paul Poast says of the ongoing conflict between the two nations.

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Chicago-Area Groups React to Ongoing Strikes Between Israel, Iran

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Paul Poast

"The current situation is at a much higher level of intensity to where it doesn't seem like that's going to be easy to achieve, if it could even be achieved at all," Paul Poast says of diplomacy between the United States and Iran.

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Wealth Has Always Offered Outsized Influence in US Politics

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The centrality of wealth in US politics under Trump is more a sign of continuity than change. His falling out with Elon Musk only underscores this point, Paul Poast writes.

Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk arrive at Trump's inauguration
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US Foreign Policy

Russia and Ukraine Are Both Still in This War for the Long Haul

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Paul Poast

With Operation Spiderweb, Ukraine demonstrated it has a lot of fight left. All that means is that the war is set to rage on, Paul Poast writes.

A fisherman passes by a mural in Kyiv depicting the head of Ukraine's Security Service Vasyl Malyuk
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Defense and Security

America’s Reputation Might Not Matter as Much as People Think

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Observers have argued that Trump has irreparably damaged the US reputation abroad. Paul Poast explores whether that matters.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden
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US Foreign Policy

Trump’s Middle East Trip Was Quietly About Resetting US Regional Policy

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Besides making business deals and accepting lavish gifts, Trump also promised a reset in US-Middle East relations, Paul Poast writes.

President Donald Trump and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan talk during a welcome ceremony at Abu Dhabi International Airport
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US Foreign Policy

Trump Is Learning Just How Hard Conflict Mediation Really Is

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Paul Poast

The Trump administration got a relatively easy win in deescalating the India-Pakistan conflict. It's not doing so well in Gaza and Ukraine, Paul Poast writes.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump, talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis
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US Foreign Policy

Trump and Putin Are Both Learning the Wrong Lesson from World War II

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The US and Russian governments argued last week about who should get the credit for winning World War II. Both have the wrong takeaway, Paul Poast writes.

Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia
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Global Politics

Pope Francis Showed That Moral Authority Still Matters in World Politics

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Paul Poast

Pope Francis wasn't afraid to wield the Catholic Church's moral authority, which remains a potent force in world politics, Paul Poast writes.

Pope Francis attends a feast of St. Francis of Assisi at the Vatican
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Global Politics

Trump Knows That the Rules Don't Enforce Themselves

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Paul Poast

"The hard reality is that the application of rules, be they domestic or international, comes down to exercises of power," Paul Poast writes.

Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico
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US Foreign Policy