Tag: Polls
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The Israel-Iran war may have saved both countries’ embattled leaders
In this photo illustration, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are seen on a screen, June 24, 2025. Dilara Irem Sancar / Anadolu via Getty Images June 30, 2025 09:00 AM ET Commentary Iran Israel There’s a bitter irony in war: When missiles start falling, they sometimes have a…
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These Trump Supporters Hope Bombing Iran Will Trigger the Apocalypse
World / June 24, 2025 For many ardent evangelicals and Christian nationalists, a military confrontation with Iran is the fulfillment of a biblical prophecy. Pastor John Hagee speaks during the March For Israel at the National Mall on November 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Noam Galai / Getty Images) For many weary observers of US…
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The Metternich of the Bronx
When Ukrainian and Russian officials met for a second round of cease-fire discussions in Istanbul on June 2, it was obvious that there would be no serious negotiation. Ukraine, eager to satisfy the Trump administration’s desire for a settlement, was represented by a high-level delegation headed by its defense minister. Russia, however, only sent low-level…
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Israel’s Attacks Make an Iranian Bomb More Likely
Since June 13, Israel has been carrying out a major military campaign against Iran, with the stated aim of destroying the country’s nuclear program. Although the United States first distanced itself from the strike, U.S. President Donald Trump later embraced it, posting on social media that he had warned Iran about the consequences of not…
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Rise to the challengers: Europe’s populist parties and its foreign policy future
Summary Europe’s “challengers”, or populist parties, are increasingly influencing the continent’s foreign policy. They differ significantly, with their divergences largely rooted in their contrasting histories, strategies and domestic interests. However, they also exhibit a broadly common set of instincts which challenge the vision of Europe and the world that has long dominated the foreign policy…
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Five questions (and expert answers) on the state of the Netanyahu government
Can the ultimate political survivor stay afloat? At home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces the challenge of keeping a fragile coalition together amid growing societal divisions over the war in Gaza and reemerging political fault lines that had receded following October 7, 2023. Abroad, the Netanyahu government confronts escalating international criticism for its conduct…
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Under Merz, more Continuity than Change in German Policy toward the Middle East
Editor’s Note: Marc Martorell Junyent holds an MA in Comparative and Middle East Politics and Society from Tübingen University. A writer and researcher whose work has appeared in The New Arab, Jacobin, Responsible Statecraft, Democracy in Exile, and other publications, Marc has contributed to Stimson in the past, analyzing European policy toward the Middle East.…
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Trump to meet leader of ‘out of control’ South Africa at White House
JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday for a make-or-break session, despite new accusations from the president this past Friday that South Africa is “out of control” and committing genocide. Speaking on Air Force One as it returned from the Persian Gulf…
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Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ May 17 The Washington Post on Donald Trump’s unorthodox diplomacy “I can settle anything,” Donald Trump declared Thursday in Qatar. He was talking about the conflict between India and Pakistan . But his boast alluded to other global flash points, from the war in…
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Nexus between extreme Right and Left Is irrational poisonous ideology
There have been many documented links between leaders of the far left and far right over the years. Historically, there was the Hitler-Stalin pact that divided up Poland. Some of the more modern iterations include flirtations between Elijah Muhammad of the Nation of Islam and Norman Rockwell of the Nazi party, as well as Louis…