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[ad_1] The modern international order rests on a contradiction rarely examined in full daylight. Western states present themselves as guardians of international rules, democracy, and self-determination, yet the historical record of their behavior abroad tells a different story — one written not in treaties or speeches, but in classified cables, deniable operations, and shattered political systems. Covert Regime Change, first published in 2018, matters because it documents, with unusual rigor, how this contradiction became a governing method. Lindsey A. O’Rourke, Associate Professor at Boston College, does not ask whether covert intervention occasionally went wrong. She demonstrates that it became a…

[ad_1] Wendy Sherman, who served as deputy secretary of state in the Biden and Obama administrations, told ABC’s “This Week” that the U.S. attack on Iran amounts to “superpower suicide,” empowering Russia and China while weakening the U.S., and entrenching the Revolutionary Guard Corps in power.”We see a stalemate between the United States and Iran. We’ve just heard about the economic warfare that’s going on. We have a military standoff, actually,” Sherman said. “And quite frankly, what this requires is really tough diplomacy.””You can’t do this in one day. This is a very complex negotiation,” she said. “You have to…

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[ad_1] The couple argued, according to hotel staff and were separated. Despite confirming Ashly Robinson died by suicide, police said they are still investigating her death. What to know: Tanzanian authorities are investigating the death of U.S. influencer Ashly Robinson in Zanzibar and have ordered her fiancé, crypto investor Joe McCann, to remain in the country while the case is reviewed. Police say Robinson, 31, died by suicide after a heated dispute with McCann at the Zuri Zanzibar resort, but her family disputes that conclusion and has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover related expenses. McCann, a prominent crypto hedge…

[ad_1] Among other things, Otis responds to my post from yesterday; an excerpt: The main criterion in a democratic system is not whether a given prosecution is common, but whether in this particular case fairly evaluated, the facts could be viewed by a reasonable jury as establishing the prospective defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. For one thing, adopting the “common prosecution” criterion leaves open many of the problems it’s supposed to solve. How “common” is common enough to be confident the case isn’t merely political? Will that get decided by the line prosecutors — careerists (or, less generously, bureaucrats) or…

[ad_1] Israel sent Iron Dome air defenses to the UAE to help Dubai shoot down Iranian drones. Tehran targeted Gulf states allied with the US in response to Washington and Tehran starting an unprovoked war.    Axios reported speaking with two Israeli and one US official who confirmed that an Iron Dome system, with IDF troops to operate it, was sent to the UAE early in the war with Iran. The UAE came under attack after the US and Israel attacked Iran.  Tehran asserted that states in the region that hosted US military bases and aided the attack on Iran were…

[ad_1] The ceasefire in Lebanon appears to be collapsing as Israel and Hezbollah are escalating attacks.  On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF to “vigorously attack Hezbollah targets” in Lebanon. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel started after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.  In November 2024, Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a ceasefire. However, Israel repeatedly violated the truce while Hezbollah refrained from attacking Israel or IDF troops occupying southern Lebanon.  Hezbollah broke the truce following the US and Israel starting an aggressive war with Iran in  February. Once the war in Lebanon escalated, top Israeli officials…

[ad_1] Shots fired inside the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner attended by President Donald Trump caused immediate confusion about the suspect and what transpired at the April 25 event. Trump and many government officials and journalists focused on questions about how a person was able to fire a gun in the same building — not the same room — as the president, raising questions about security nearly two years after Trump was the target of two separate assassination attempts.  Several news outlets identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, citing unnamed government sources.…

[ad_1] I’m not here to protect anyone, right? What I’m here to do is win elections, Ken Martin told MS NOW. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Bint Jbail, South Lebanon – Israel has announced its intent to militarily occupy South Lebanon with its eyes set on the symbolic town of Bint Jbail. In preparation for this land theft, the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah have put up a stiff resistance and managed to inflict a large number of casualties amongst enemy soldiers. During the last large-scale Israeli invasion of Lebanese territory in 2006, its armed forces had managed to reach the Litani River area, some 32 kilometers from the border within thirty days. In over 40 days of fighting, this time around, they have largely failed to move…