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Henrietta Levin
February 13, 2026
Bruce Jones
February 13, 2026
E.J. Dionne, Jr., Wendy Edelberg, Molly E. Reynolds, Melanie W. Sisson
February 12, 2026
Hafez Ghanem
February 12, 2026
This is potentially a seismic shift in Chinese politics under Xi, and how he governs – this really demonstrates nobody in that system is safe, truly… [The purge has] reached a crescendo..."
Constantino Xavier breaks down what the upcoming national election means for the future of Bangladesh on the BBC’s “The Inquiry.”
Suzanne Maloney joined Moment Magazine for a conversation on Israel, Gaza, Iran, and the changing landscape of the Middle East.
Suzanne Maloney was featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition” to discuss U.S. negotiations with Iran and military buildup in the region.
It is possible that the Indian trade agreement with the EU… incentivized Washington to get to yes.
The devil will be in the details of the [U.S.-India trade] deal, but it’s another demonstration that India is pragmatic rather than purist about autonomy. It is willing to make certain..."
[Takaichi is] betting on her high levels of public approval and fragmentation among the opposition parties to carry the day.
No one can assume Iran won’t respond and probably respond as they did on their own streets, and make it as ugly and violent as possible… [Trump] does not want to get into a protracted..."
As far as the corruption problem goes, I think that Xi has concluded that he had no other option but to cull virtually the entire generational cohort at the top [of the People’s..."
Zhang [Youxia]’s removal means that truly nobody in the leadership is safe now… I think corruption concerns are probably real, though those are typically more a pretext to remove..."