US Politics

How Scott Bessent's 'economic statecraft' aims to justify US coercion

The treasury secretary has made a candid admission: Washington intends to write one set of rules for itself, and another for the rest of the world

How Zohran Mamdani is the Daredevil of a new generation

Hamid Dabashi

Pro-Palestine immigrant ousts 30-year veteran in Colorado Democratic primary

US Supreme Court rejects Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship

For Gen Z voters, Gaza was a defining issue in the New York Democratic primaries

US-Iran agreement amounts to 'conditional surrender', analyst says on Tucker Carlson's show

America's 'independence' celebrates 250 years of jingoism and genocide

Joseph Massad

A battle of narratives emerges as Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York primaries

Jimmy Carter: The US president who shaped the modern Middle East

Trump's base goes to war with incoming officials over US visas for foreign talent

US Elections 2024

Trump pick for critical foreign policy role thinks Islam incompatible with the West

US Elections 2024

Trump’s nominee for top defence post thinks Middle East is ‘relatively unimportant’

Israel's genocide in Gaza

US official resigned after being 'tired of writing about dead kids' in Gaza

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war: Can Trump finally end it?

Marco Carnelos

Syria after Assad

US officials discussed merits of removing $10m bounty on HTS leader

US lawmakers introduce bill to punish universities divesting from Israel

US House passes bill targeting charities and pro-Palestine groups

ICC arrest warrants

Dearborn mayor says his city will abide by ICC warrant and arrest Netanyahu

Trump's pro-Israel ideologues face reality check in dealing with Gulf states

Andreas Krieg

Why Trump's team is every bit the nightmare we feared

Mitchell Plitnick