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America Is the World's Gun Store

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

"US sales of lethal firearms aren’t just a domestic issue," argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Muggah in Foreign Policy.

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Fears of a Nuclear-Armed Iran Might Be Overblown

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Reports that Iran is nearing the point of capably developing a nuclear weapon are causing alarm, but they are still a ways away from building a bomb.

Nuclear power plant cooling towers in the Kurdistan region of Iran.
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The War in Ukraine Is on Track to Be among Modern History's Bloodiest

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The Washington Post
Paul Poast

Five months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, more soldiers are dying per day than the typical war — and all signs point to protracted conflict.

Apartment buildings in Borodyanka, Ukraine lay destroyed.
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How Different Foreign Policy Approaches Assess the War in Ukraine

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Emma Ashford and James Goldgeier join Deep Dish to discuss the war in Ukraine from restraint and liberal internationalist perspectives.

REUTERS
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G7 Leaders Should Capitalize on Public Support to Rebuild Western Alliance

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Newsweek
Dina Smeltz

Leaders at this year's G7 summit have a "unique, and potentially short, window of opportunity to breathe new life into the Western alliance."

President Biden sits at a working lunch at the G7 Summit.
Reuters
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Last Best Hope: The West's Final Chance to Build a Better World Order

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Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay argue that the West must form a G-12 alliance to “turn its newfound unity into a broader effort to save the rules-based order.”

G7 Meeting in Brussels in front of flags and a brick wall.
Reuters
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Why US-China Cooperation Remains Elusive

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

"It is rarely acknowledged or even considered that Beijing actually shares much of Washington’s vision for the Indo-Pacific," argues Paul Heer in the National Interest.

Reuters
Geopolitics

What Has the United States Sent to Ukraine so Far?

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Running Numbers by Ethan Kessler

Roughly $24 billion in military aid has been authorized for Ukraine since August—dwarfing total US assistance to the country in all previous years.

Reuters
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Macron's Mixed Messages on Ukraine Come with a Cost

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast analyzes Macron's recent suggestion that Europe must "broker a settlement" to the war in Ukraine that avoids “humiliating” Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron speak at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on June 16, 2022.
Reuters
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Russia's Shadow Army in Africa

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Why are governments across Africa working with the Wagner Group and what does this mean for peace and stability on the continent? Elizabeth Shackelford and Federica Saini Fasanotti discuss.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference with Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop, in Moscow, Russia.
REUTERS
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