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Briefing: Pierre Buhler, former diplomat: 'We are witnessing a worrying crack in the European edifice'

Strategic angle: The former ambassador highlights the divisions among European Union member states over how to approach relations with the US.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly

Strategic angle: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Ukrainian energy official: Lifting Russia oil sanctions is ‘wrong approach’

Strategic angle: A Ukrainian energy official criticizes the idea of lifting sanctions on Russian oil, emphasizing the potential negative consequences.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Oil prices ease and stock markets jump as hopes rise for an end to the Iran war

Oil prices ease and stock markets jump as hopes rise for an end to the Iran war.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Newsom: Social media verdict should be ‘moment of reckoning’ for Big Tech

Strategic angle: California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for accountability in the tech industry following recent social media verdicts.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Iran war: Tehran sets own terms to end war, rejects US plan

Tehran has outlined its conditions to conclude the conflict, dismissing a 15-point proposal from the US, according to state media.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Emblematic MeToo trial of Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan awaits verdict

Tariq Ramadan, a well-known Swiss-Egyptian Islamic scholar, has been tried in absentia for the rape of three women in Paris, with the verdict to fall on March 25.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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North Korea holds lavish welcome for Belarus president

A grand welcome in Pyongyang united North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko amidst Western criticism.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: US ties Ukraine security guarantees to Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says

Strategic angle: Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky stated that the US is linking security guarantees to Ukraine's cession of the Russian-occupied Donbas region.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Allies and Congress are about to lose a key window into US military plans

Strategic angle: A critical insight into military strategies may soon be inaccessible to allies and lawmakers.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40% Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed

Strategic angle: A daily update on the latest business and economic news.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Oil, stock trading spikes before Trump's Iran remarks spark insider trading suspicions

Strategic angle: Unusual trading patterns raise questions about potential insider trading ahead of Trump's announcement on Iranian energy.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: OpenAI's Sora app may be going away, but its legacy will be the spread of AI video slop

Strategic angle: Barely six months after its launch, OpenAI is ending an app that could generate AI video at the click of a button.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Americans continue to sour on Trump’s handling of Iran war

Strategic angle: A growing discontent among Americans regarding Trump's approach to the Iran conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: An Iranian to negotiate with: Who is Mohammad Ghalibaf?

Strategic angle: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is one of Iran's most influential politicians and has close ties to the military, but he is often associated with corruption and the suppression of protests.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Birthright citizenship: more on Pete Patterson’s claims

Strategic angle: Attorney Pete Patterson’s latest post on birthright citizenship repeats significant errors and introduces new misconceptions.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Top Republican attacks Pentagon for not providing details on Iran

Strategic angle: A leading Republican criticizes the Pentagon's lack of transparency regarding Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Zimbabwe says 15 of its citizens killed after fraudulent recruitment by Russia into Ukraine war

Strategic angle: Ukrainian officials estimate over 1,700 Africans may have been fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states

Strategic angle: Budgetary conflicts intensify as Trump administration cuts impact red state finances.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Escalation in the Middle East - Not Europe's war? MEPs go head-to-head in The Ring

Strategic angle: In this new edition of The Ring, MEPs debate Europe’s role in the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Editorial Staff Mar 25