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The Fed Is in Uncharted Waters Ahead of Key September Rate Decision (Roger W. Ferguson Jr. and Maximilian Hippold – Council on Foreign Relations)

President Trump’s push to oust a Federal Reserve governor risks undermining a cornerstone of U.S. economic stability ahead of a critical interest rate decision...

The Trump administration needs a strategic reset with India (David L. Goldwyn and Geoffrey Pyatt – Atlantic Council)

Today, a 50 percent tariff on most Indian goods went into effect, the latest evidence of how the Trump administration’s attempts at trade diplomacy...

Will European pressure bring Iran back to the table for nuclear talks? (Atlantic Council)

Will it be a snap? Today, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom announced that they’ve started the process of triggering “snapback” sanctions on Iran...

Germany wants to double its defense spending. Where should the money go? (Atlantic Council)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to revitalize Germany’s military. Among other efforts, in June, Berlin announced plans to spend nearly €650 billion over...

Trump desperate for progress in his sound and fury foreign policy (Brian Katulis – Middle East Institute)

The most striking thing about Donald Trump’s foreign policy at the seven-month mark of his second administration is how it has failed to improve...

Lebanon’s Moment of Truth (David Schenker – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

The government’s unprecedented decision to disarm Hezbollah is brave, but as U.S. officials have repeatedly discovered, continual pressure will be needed to ensure that...

Spy Versus Spy: Iran’s Playbook for Espionage in Israel (Sarah Boches, Matthew Levitt – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

Tehran’s recruitment of Israelis for military surveillance, sabotage, assassination plots, and other operations is on the rise, showing how the shadow war between the...

Syrian Citizenship for Foreign Fighters? U.S. Red Lines and Nuances (Devorah Margolin – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

A recent petition submitted to Syria’s interim government is seeking citizenship for foreign fighters who traveled there to take part in the civil war....

Will Renewed UN Sanctions Bring Iran Back to the Table? (Patrick Clawson – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

In high-level talks in Geneva on August 26, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom repeated the warning they sent to Iran on August 8:...

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