At 48 this month, British Member of Parliament Tom Tugendhat has a young, smooth, face. The head is ringed with dark, blondish hair; the smile all top teeth. But if he is a touch cherubic, there is a hardness there, too. The skin is taut, especially around the jaw; the […]
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The Sneaky Conservatism of China’s Feminist Dramas
One of the most important scenes in the Chinese TV drama The Rational Life depicts the protagonist, a 33-year-old single woman called Shen Ruo Xin (played by popular actress Qin Lan), calmly rejecting a persistent suitor. She is gracious but firm, thanking him for his generosity while adroitly turning down […]
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G7 summit: Spending plan to rival China adopted
G7 summit: Spending plan to rival China adopted Published 22 hours ago image copyright Leon Neal/PA Media G7 leaders seeking to rival China have adopted a plan to support lower- and middle-income countries in building better infrastructure. President Joe Biden said he wanted the US-backed Build Back Better World (B3W) […]
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It’s the Roads, Stupid
Control over people, territory, or natural resources is not the main pivot of civil wars. Groundbreaking new research reveals that, instead, it’s control over roads. From Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and from Syria to Somalia, armed groups are flocking to highways to finance their operations. Across […]
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Biden’s Arctic Power Plays
A weekly digest of national security, defense, and cybersecurity news from Foreign Policy reporters Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer, formerly Security Brief. Delivered Thursday. Biden’s Arctic Power Plays Welcome to SitRep! Before we get started, take a few minutes of your day to don your tinfoil hat and learn about […]
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Biden’s Democracy Agenda Faces First Big Test in Gaza
Biden’s Democracy Agenda Faces First Big Test in Gaza “We are witnessing the last vestiges of what has been known as the Arab-Israeli conflict,” wrote former U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner two months ago in the Wall Street Journal. Kushner said the Abraham Accords, a series of peace […]