Tag: Opinions
After the midterms, where does the Republican Party stand?
GOP suffered a loss, but it is hardly a historic one. A party in power has always been held to account in the midterms.
Could Iraq’s Kurdish region return to two separate administrations?
A political impasse between the KRG and PUK threatens to break up the semiautonomous northern region.
Is unconditional support for Israel becoming a liability for Republicans?
JD Vance’s response to the midterm defeat suggests a once-untouchable Republican consensus may be starting to crack.
There is reason to hope that the Democrats might deliver this time
With a decisive rejection of Trumpism, US voters have given Democrats one more chance — they better not blow it.
Do not investigate Trump’s corporate allies until he leaves office
The US presidential pardon power has created a constitutional absurdity that can protect those accused of corruption.
How the Iran war helped Democrats win the midterms
Tehran brought the costs of war into American homes, fuelling the backlash against Trump's party.
Born to be torn: A generation raised under Houthi rule in Yemen
As children are recruited to fight, the cost of failing to confront the Houthis is being felt far beyond Yemen.
Abdul El-Sayed did not have to become less Muslim to win
His historic victory in Michigan shows that Muslim Americans need not abandon their identity to succeed in politics.
Can America ever return to pre-Trump politics?
The US midterms were a rejection of Trump's politics of division, but his legacy may be impossible to undo.
Can Iran’s new supreme leader make peace from behind the scenes?
Mojtaba Khamenei’s consultations suggest a new system of decision-making is taking shape.