U.S. President Donald Trump second term will likely see the domestic and foreign policy priorities enacted in his first term as President revived and sharpened, institutions reformed further in line with his administration’s vision, and Americans’ socio-cultural response to the Trumpian paradigm. Significant changes are expected in multiple dimensions of the policymaking space. First, on the economy, … Read more
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s President accused his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday (February 10, 2025) of seeking to bring the Islamic republic “to its knees” as the country marked the 1979 revolution that toppled … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s point man for relations with the United States said on Monday (February 10, 2025) that all of President Vladimir Putin’s conditions … Read more
The shuttered Educational Bookshop is seen after Israeli police raided the long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining its owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict saying the books incited violence, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli police have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and … Read more
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is escorted into a hall by monks holding his hands at his Himalayan residence in Dharamshala, India, December 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters China hopes the Dalai Lama can “return to the right path,” and is open to discussions about his future as long as certain conditions are … Read more
Israeli captives, from left to the right, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, who have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, are escorted by Hamas fighters on a stage before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. | … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Palestinians would not have the right of return to Gaza under his proposal to redevelop the enclave and would have a permanent place to live elsewhere, according to excerpts of his interview with Fox News released on Monday (February 10, 2025). … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken aim at many countries around the world in the first few weeks of his presidency — with Iran being perhaps the most predictable target, much as it was during his first tenure. So, while it came as no surprise when he issued a Presidential National Security Memorandum (PNSM-2) on … Read more
Having returned to the President’s chair on January 20 and signing a spree of executive orders since, Donald Trump, along with billionaire friend and advisor Elon Musk, moved to freeze all foreign funding for 90 days. The ramifications of this stop-work order were far-reaching, affecting countries as diverse as Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, and South Africa, … Read more
Protesters and observers gather to see the demolished Dhanmondi-32 residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh February 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim government launched an operation Saturday after a student group gave a 24-hour ultimatum to track down “culprits” who assaulted their activists … Read more