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War or peace: US, China are stuck in Thucydides trap - can they find a way out?

NEW DELHI: What turns rivalry into war? History suggests it is rarely ideology or ambition alone. More often, it is fear, miscalculation and the inability of old systems to manage new power equations.

The Times of India

Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy

Just before Christmas, President Donald Trump fired more than two dozen career ambassadors. The action was unprecedented, providing a clear signal that when it comes to diplomacy, Trump values loyalty above all else.

The Conversation

Self-interest over ideology as disparate inner circle shapes Trump foreign policy

Administration officials, his family and even Mar-a-Lago guests wield outsized influence on a mercurial president

The Guardian - US

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How former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is motivated by Henry Kissinger to keep working past 70

Eric Schmidt launched Bolt Data & Energy and took control of aerospace manufacturer Relativity Space in 2025.

Fortune

'I Was Taken by Aliens While in Office': Ex Russian President Claims UFO Abduction; World Leaders 'Knew Truth'

Former Russian leader Kirsan Ilyumzinov claims he was taken aboard a UFO while in office in 1997. In a jaw dropping podcast, he alleges world leaders knew the truth about aliens all along.

International Business Times UK

Documents reveal Gerald Ford’s effort to block report on CIA assassination plots

Release of documents comes amid conjecture Trump may have authorized the agency to assassinate Venezuelan president

The Guardian - US

Dick Cheney Family Reveals Cause of Death After Former Vice President Dies at 84

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a towering and often polarizing figure in American politics, died at the age of 84, his family announced on Tuesday morning. The family statement said he passed away on Monday night due to complications from pneumonia and underlying cardiovascular disease.

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María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons

Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return to democracy in Venezuela.

The Conversation

Donald Trump would have been an unsuitable choice for the 2025 Nobel peace prize – but he may be a more serious contender in 2026

And the winner is … not Donald Trump. That the US president didn’t get his much-coveted award is probably going to be the enduring memory of the 2025 Nobel peace prize.

The Conversation

The Nobel peace prize has a record of being awarded to controversial nominees

The Nobel peace prize is rarely awarded to the most humble, modest or compassionate nominee. Instead, it all-too often ends up in the hands of high-profile figures who want it.

The Conversation

OPINION - Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize if this Israel-Palestine deal works

Trump’s peace plan to end the conflict in Gaza is a magnificent achievement — he deserves his own hyperbole, writes Melanie McDonagh

Evening Standard

Cover-Up review – Laura Poitras’s Seymour Hersh documentary is a thrilling ode to journalism

The acclaimed documentarian follows up All the Beauty and the Bloodshed with another smart and impeccably structured winner

The Guardian - US

Can Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize – and who nominated him?

IN FOCUS: The U.S. president claims he has ended ‘seven wars’ – even though many of the conflicts are still taking place. Experts tell Maira Butt that while Trump is unlikely to win, he should not be ruled out completely

The Independent UK

China's fiery baijiu spirit evolves to attract younger drinkers

The traditional Chinese spirit baijiu is being reinvented to attract younger generations

The Independent UK

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Reason

Tom Lehrer Satirized the National Security State From the Inside

The Cold War comedian and rumored Jell-O shot inventor had a lesser known side as an NSA operative.

Reason

A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s war on Harvard was decades in the making. This letter proves it

A message tucked into an old book serves as a reminder that the assault on the institution is part of a long-planned effort

The Conversation

Why Kissinger would have been a Fortnite champ − and other foreign policy lessons from the gaming world

Charlemagne, the medieval King of the Franks, has taken control of modern-day America and is looking to expand his borders by invading your neighboring country.

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Euronews

Beasts and besties: German chancellors and US presidents through time

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets US President Donald Trump in the White House for the first time. It might be the beginning of a terrible friendship. How did Merz's predecessors cope with the respective men in the Oval Office? Euronews checks out some of the key pairings through time.

The Guardian - US

Loyalty matters most in race to become Trump’s next national security adviser

Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller, White House cronies with very different backgrounds, are up for Mike Waltz’s old post

The Conversation

National security advisers manage decision-making as advocates or honest brokers

The removal of Mike Waltz as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser – formally the assistant to the president for national security affairs – raises the question of just what that position entails and also what it means that Marco Rubio will now act as secretary of state and national…

The Guardian - US

Zbig: a bracing life of Carter’s abrasive national security adviser

Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Polish-born rival of Kissinger, is the subject of a highly readable biography by Edward Luce

Reason

Why the Wilson Center Had To Go—From a Former Employee

The taxpayer-funded think tank cloaked elite impunity and American interventionism in the language of liberalism.

The Conversation

Why it matters for European security if an American no longer commands Nato troops – by a former Trident submarine commander

Gen Christopher Cavoli is due to come to the end of his term as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (Saceur) this summer. Since 1951, this post has been filled by American four-star officers, admirals or generals.

The Guardian - US

Trump wants a Nobel peace prize. Here’s how he can earn one

We must persuade Trump to do the right thing – securing peace in the Middle East – for the wrong reason

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