According to Freedom House and other analysis and metrics, democratic backsliding has become a global trend. Amid this environment comes a rash of statistics suggesting that the world’s young people are increasingly disengaged from political life: they’re voting less, rejecting party membership, and telling researchers that their country’s leaders aren’t working in their interests. But
We have more news on the House impeachment Inquiry and breaking news on Mitt Romney's retirement from the Senate, but let me first begin with a new failure of Bidenomics. Today's August CPI report shows that inflation has accelerated for the second consecutive month in August, with the largest monthly increase in a year. The CPI
CAIRO/AMMAN, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Two Syrian soldiers were killed and six others wounded in an Israeli air strike on the Mediterranean port city of Tartous near the ancestral home region of President Bashar al Assad, Syrian state media reported on Wednesday.It gave no details of the specific locations that were hit.Later the Syrian army
19 hours ago September 13, 2023, 6:40pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map
19 hours ago The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to Iran and its Axis of Resistance. This update covers political, military, and economic events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. It also provides insights into
[1/5]U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa during a signing ceremony for a Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The United States and Bahrain on Wednesday signed a
September 13, 2023 White House Daily Briefing 2023-09-14T00:02:05-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTgxXC8wMDFcLzE2OTQ2MjUwODlfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, along with National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein, briefed reporters on the Biden administration’s agenda. Mr. Bernstein discussed President Biden’s economic policies, referred to as “Bidenomics,” and Admiral Kirby outlined a deal the U.S.
The 15th annual BRICS Summit in Johannesburg ended on August 24, 2023 with a significant announcement: six new members would be joining Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa in the economic and geopolitical bloc. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was among those invited in the first expansion of BRICS in 13 years, along with
The controversy and severe public backlash surrounding news of a late-August meeting between the Libyan and Israeli foreign ministers in Rome is symptomatic of the fact that Libya’s political class is entirely out of touch with its own people. Given the likelihood that the interim Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU)
September 13, 2023 Secretary Blinken Remarks at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 2023-09-13T10:06:14-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjg5XC8wMTBcLzE2OTQ2MTQyMDJfMDEwLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies as part of its Brzezinski Lecture Series. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies as part