nobody predicted a US intervention

to ignore. While it is unlikely that American troops will return in the immediate future, before 9/11 nobody predicted a US intervention. In such a scenario, a relationship with the Front would give the US a trusted local ally and a valuable insurance policy for the future Trump’s second term is a unique opportunity to correct the mistakes of the

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a blinkered China-hawk

However, a blinkered China-hawk who perceives all foreign relations through the Beijing prism would not have sponsored resolutions condemning the Communist Party of Vietnam, which the “realists” in the Biden administration courting Hanoi treated as an ally beyond reproach Rubio’s actions indicate he knows that America cannot be indolent about

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dollar stores provides a clear

and Dollar Tree began to lower their sales forecasts and warned that their core consumers were under pressure, which caused their stock prices to drop sharply. Dollar stores, known for their low-cost, limited-product, and low-price business model, originally priced all items at a dollar and have long been a source of food and basic goods for low-in

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data or the long-term decline

and the previous 55.2. Whether examining recent short-term data or the long-term decline of the Rust Belt since World War II, it is clear that the concept of a “financially-driven nation” has become more deeply entrenched in the U.S. This suggests a widening industrial divide, pointing to an underlying imbalance in the American economy Second,

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Unification is a perennial topic

Unification is a perennial topic of interest among Korea watchers, but it has been particularly popular and confusing in recent months, with North and South Korea each sending diametrically opposed signals South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a rare speech dedicated to unification on Liberation Day, 15 August 2024, reaffirming Seoul’s c

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