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Armed Conflict is Surging, Peacemaking is Flagging
by Mel Gurtov 1065 words A Record-Setting Pace Wars in Iran, Ukraine, and Israel have drawn attention away from a stark fact: armed conflict is on the rise worldwide in and between states. Two Swedish think tanks with impeccable credentials report the depressing figures: the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and the Stockholm International Peace Research…
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When Diplomacy Becomes Part of the War
by Sophia Gonzalez 718 words On July 10, President Donald Trump announced something that should have stopped Washington in its tracks: The United States would continue negotiations with Iran, but the ceasefire was over. That announcement does not describe a temporary contradiction. It describes an emerging doctrine. For generations, Americans were told that diplomacy and war were…
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The Trumpster fire
by Tom H. Hastings 763 words How did it start? I’m from Minnesota and my Dad took me canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as a boy. Eventually, as an adult, I became a guide. I learned about the peatbog slow burns that could keep the embers of a forest fire smoldering underground for years…