Category: Article
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Mapping the New Global Commentariat: Three Tiers of Influence in 2025
Political commentary has evolved into a global ecosystem where ideas flow across borders, shaping public discourse, influencing policymakers, and reflecting diverse regional perspectives. Accordingly, in 2025, the top 30 political columnists can be understood in three tiers: Global Elites, Regional Influencers, and Emerging Voices. Global Elites This tier includes columnists…
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Inside the Largest U.S.-Saudi Economic Agreement in History
President Donald J. Trump, speaking from Saudi Arabia during his tour to Riyadh from May 13 to 16, announced a $600-billion commitment from the Kingdom to invest in the United States. This historic initiative marks a new era of strategic cooperation between two nations whose partnership has spanned more than…
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Diplomacy or Complicity?: UN Chief-Putin Meeting, and the Moral Compass of Global Leadership
The attendance of UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, has sparked a firestorm of global debate, laying bare the growing fractures within international diplomacy. In his article for Australian Outlook, a publication of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), independent journalist Daniel Raynolds…
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U.S.-Canada Relations: A Model of Cooperation Across Borders
The bilateral relationship between the United States and Canada continues to be one of the world’s most expansive and multifaceted, anchored by shared borders, mutual security, economic ties and collaborative global efforts. The U.S. and Canada share the longest international border in the world—stretching 5,525 miles—with more than 120 land…
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