Free Speech Is Not A Foreign Policy Loyalty Program
A limited injunction protecting ICC-related advocacy is a reminder that disliking an argument does not authorize silencing it.
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Diplomacy, international institutions and conflicts come with grand statements and very practical consequences. Our international satire examines the decisions of governments and powerful institutions, including America’s role abroad. We follow the money, the leverage and the distance between a diplomatic promise and what happens next.
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The People On Cargo Ships Are Not Bargaining Chips
New shipping casualties near Hormuz demand attention to seafarers and civilian costs, not another performance of geopolitical toughness.
Read The Article →An Alliance Should Not Run On Surprise Service Changes
Ukraine’s reported communications restrictions expose the risks of relying on infrastructure whose operating rules can change without warning.
Read The Article →Students Cannot Study In A Luxury Resort Brochure
Albania’s student protests put public education and elite development in the same political frame. Violence should not erase the underlying questions.
Read The Article →Sanctions Relief Should Come With A Public Receipt
Washington removed Jorge Rodríguez from its sanctions list. Diplomacy can change course; the public should understand what the change is meant to achieve.
Read The Article →Trump’s Diesel Deal Has A Geopolitical Warning Label
Meloni is warning about the deal’s strategic costs. The IEA is questioning its ability to change the diesel supply picture. Some bargain.
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