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Cook-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist4Steven A. Cook By Steven A. Cook, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Everywhere I have been in the past month—New York City, Tulsa, Santa Fe, Dallas, Seattle—someone asks me: “What are the differences between what a […]
Former President Trump on Friday responded to criticism of his comments a day earlier, in which he attacked former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) by using violent imagery to chastise her foreign policy views. Trump sparked backlash after he told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Cheney, an outspoken critic of the former president, was a […]
A look back at Brazil’s general election in October 2022 reveals just how precariously the world’s fifth-largest democracy stood on the brink of political turmoil. Throughout the race, then-President Jair Bolsonaro spread unfounded claims of election fraud and disseminated disinformation aimed at galvanizing his most extreme supporters. But while Bolsonaro’s rhetoric echoed that of former […]
If the United States was to experience a descent into political violence comparable to the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the results would be catastrophic. Between the late 1960s and the late 1990s, the conflict claimed 3,500 lives in a region with a population of about 1.5 million. Adjusted for population size, this would be the […]
Francois Nel/Getty Images Despite rumors that Neymar is considering joining Lionel Messi in the MLS, Inter Miami head coach Gerardo Martino says he believes league salary restrictions will prevent his club from signing the Brazilian soccer star. “With [Messi] and the boys already here, anything that can happen. What I can’t imagine is if the […]
Since ‘retiring’ from dressing A-listers, Roach is now teaching his techniques to aspiring stylists. In March 2023, celebrity stylist Law Roach shocked the fashion world with his Instagram retirement announcement, stepping back from his role in celebrity styling. Known for styling stars like Zendaya and Celine Dion, Roach has returned with a fresh focus, launching School […]
World Weather Attribution said climate change is the most likely explanation for extreme downpours in southern Spain, as a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to heavier downpours. Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to […]
The White Sox declined a $25 million option on third baseman Yoán Moncada on Friday after he missed almost the entire season because of a left adductor strain. Chicago also turned down a $7.5 million option on catcher Max Stassi. The 29-year-old Moncada gets a $5 million buyout, completing a $70 million, five-year contract. He played […]
After Virginia State Police shot and killed a driver on I-95 in Northern Virginia late Wednesday, two passengers who were riding with the man face charges. State police released new details Friday on the deadly police shooting, which they say followed a carjacking, a police chase and a crash with the suspect that made a […]
Elon Musk is facing immigration problems for allegedly working in America without an employment visa and could arguably be deported, a legal expert told Newsweek. On October 26, The Washington Post alleged that Musk had worked illegally in the U.S, citing “former business associates, court records and company documents.” Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor at Cornell […]