In today's discussion, distinguished senior diplomats provided valuable insights into the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The situation is dire, with a significant increase in airstrikes and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Simultaneously, the Israeli military is signaling preparations for a full-scale invasion. Against this backdrop, the US military has initiated airstrikes on locations in eastern
Commentary Ask the expert A Hezbollah member puts a Palestinian flag atop of a replica of the Dome of the Rock as people gather to commemorate the annual Hezbollah Martyrs' Day and to express solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Sidon, Lebanon, November 10, 2023. (REUTERS/Aziz
November 17, 2023 Campaign 2024 2023-11-17T17:07:17-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzAwXC8wMDFcLzE3MDAyNTk1MDFfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX192024 Republican presidential hopefuls Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL), Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy shared the stage together at the Family Leader Thanksgiving Family Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. They opened up about their views on topics such as religion and abortion. Mr. Ramaswamy explained how his Hindu faith was compatible
Wastewater monitoring has been used to identify SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and track new variants. This sentinel system should be expanded to monitor other pathogens and boost public health preparedness.Since the late 1930s, scientists have known that infectious poliovirus was present in the sewage of cities experiencing outbreaks1. As a result, wastewater surveillance has played an important
Washington has signaled that its patience is wearing thin with the group's pivotal role in two dozen attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in a month. On November 17, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned seven individuals associated with the Iran-backed militias Kataib Hezbollah (KH) and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS)
Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada's designation for terrorist activities is long overdue, reflecting its important ongoing role in attacks on U.S. forces in northern Iraq and eastern Syria. On November 17, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned seven individuals associated with the Iran-backed militias Kataib Hezbollah (KH) and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), and designated KSS
The latest publication from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Digital Democracy Network, a diverse group of thinkers and activists working on global issues of technology and politics, probes four cross-cutting themes: the shifting landscape of digital repression in regions across the globe; the evolving role of digital sovereignty; the tensions between platforms, digital rights
Summary Past peace processes in Israel and Palestine failed to offer long-term solutions to the conflict, but they showed what makes negotiations work. In the latest round of hostilities in Gaza, key Arab governments are uniquely positioned to leverage relationships with all parties to lay out the conditions that could broker a lasting peace. An
Although Washington and its partners have kept the war from spreading so far, the lack of clear rules on some fronts—particularly Syria—has created a dangerous environment in which any actor might inadvertently cross someone’s red lines. Forty days and nights into the Gaza crisis and the regional war that some predicted would engulf the Middle
President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in Woodside, California, in advance of the 2023 APEC Economic Leaders’ Forum. The conversation apparently went reasonably well. Xi agreed to resume military-to-military communications that Beijing suspended in the wake of then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last year. He also agreed