The EU is taking a careful seat at Donald Trump’s first meeting of the Board of Peace — sending Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica, but not signing up to the initiative. What does that say about Brussels’ strategy…
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Reinventing Missile Defense for a Changing Threat Landscape
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עברית (Hebrew)For more than two decades, homeland missile defense has relied on an interceptor architecture originally fielded…
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Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace? | Donald Trump
A grouping of largely oppressive and authoritarian world leaders and their envoys are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s newly established Board of Peace.
The body was created to implement his vision for Gaza’s…
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Military buildup shadows fragile US-Iran negotiations – Euractiv
- Military buildup shadows fragile US-Iran negotiations Euractiv
- US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say CNN
- Minute by minute The Guardian
- U.S. Military Moves Into Place for…
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Gideon Saar responds to Yvette Cooper’s criticism at UN
A debate sparked between Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper during a UN Security Council session on the Middle East on Wednesday night. The confrontation began when Cooper criticized the Jewish…
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Kosovo, Kazakhstan, join Trump’s Gaza ISF
Kosovo and Kazakhstan joined on Wednesday the list of countries participating in the International Stabilization Force (ISF) under US President Donald Trump’s vision for a “new order” in the Gaza Strip, according to information obtained by…
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Donald Trump’s Iran Trap – by Michael Doran
For years, Donald Trump defined himself against the architects of the Iraq War. He cast Middle Eastern interventions as moral vanity projects paid for in American blood and treasure. He promised no more regime change. No more endless wars.
Yet as…
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White House says Iran would be 'wise' to make deal, as US ramps up military presence – BBC
- White House says Iran would be ‘wise’ to make deal, as US ramps up military presence BBC
- Trump has discussed timeline for Iran strikes — including as soon as this weekend — but no decision yet CBS News
- US renews threat of military action as…
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Live: Trump launches 'Board of Peace' with global ambitions beyond Gaza – France 24
- Live: Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’ with global ambitions beyond Gaza France 24
- Trump news at a glance: president’s ‘board of peace’ set to meet, minus some key US allies The Guardian
- Trump launches his ‘Board of Peace’ with billions…
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US military ready for possible Iran strikes but Trump yet to make decision, reports say | US foreign policy
The US military is ready for possible strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday citing unnamed sources.
However, the reports said, Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether to carry out an…
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