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How Taiwan (and the US) can fend off China
Recent developments underscore the ever-pressing need for a nuanced and multifaceted strategy toward Taiwan—one that pairs economic, political, and…
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The Cosmopolitics weekend edit
US and Israel face off over Rafah, strikes paralyze Milei's Argentina and the Taliban trains a new generation of jihadists. Plus some great weekend…
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Biden threatens to halt offensive weapons if Israel invades Gaza
President Biden warned he will halt military aid to Israel if it proceeds with an invasion of Rafah, marking his most direct threat since the on…
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Davos: high altitude, low impact
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A deeply uncomfortable tone-deaf WHCD weekend
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The Cosmopolitics Weekend Edit
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October 7 reminded me I'm not just a journalist. I'm also a Jew.
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Yes, this is the US-Israel "come to Jesus" moment"
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Quelling the tentifada
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Why is antisemitism a political football?
Antisemitism is vile and virulently dangerous. In the hands of skilled politicians, it’s also malleable.
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The Cosmopolitics weekend edit
Student protests on Gaza go global. Plus Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, China makes a space race play, and Kim Jong Un becomes a Tiktok…
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Pain and fear at Columbia University
A Jewish Colombia University professor speaks out about how he feels unsafe at work and betrayed by his employer
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A husband's quest to free his wife, another US journalist detained in Russia
On Saturday night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, above glowing tables crowded with wine glasses, President Biden invoked Pavel Butorin’s…
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Quelling the tentifada
Universities are missing an opportunity to foster greater understanding and discourse about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott
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