Walter MurrowBrazil-US Relations Hit a New Low
On the other side of the Atlantic, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva praised the country’s Federal Police for applying the principle of diplomatic reciprocity and revoking the credentials…
Trump Administration Draws Up NATO Loyalty Scorecard
The White House has reportedly created a “naughty and nice” list for NATO member states, sorting allies into tiers based on their support — or lack thereof — for the US war against Iran. According to…
The Big Picture
What connects a Greek prime minister’s contingency planning, Indian tankers fleeing the Persian Gulf, rising condom prices in Britain, and a political crisis in Lima? The answer is a single…
RFK Jr Under Fire in Senate
Back in Washington, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a bruising Senate Finance Committee hearing focused on the US measles outbreak and the spread of vaccine misinformation. Kennedy…
Peru’s Government in Freefall Over Fighter Jet Deal
Across the Atlantic, a different kind of crisis is unfolding. Peru’s Balcázar government was rocked by the simultaneous departure of its Defense Minister and its Chancellor, both linked to a…
Lebanon: Diplomacy Under Fire
On the military front, Israeli strikes killed three people in Lebanon on Tuesday as Beirut prepared to seek an extension of the existing truce. Israel called on the Lebanese government to “work…
Political Leaders Sound the Alarm
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered a blunt assessment on Tuesday: “We need to prepare for the worst.” He called for a “Plan B” should the Middle East crisis continue to expand,…
From Oil Barrels to Airline Tickets — and Condoms
The energy shock is cascading into consumer products in ways both predictable and surprising. British consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser, the parent company of Durex condoms, Harpic, and Nurofen,…
The Energy Chokepoint
The numbers are stark. The European Union is now spending more than $587 million per day on fossil fuel imports since the escalation of the Middle East conflict, according to EU Energy Commissioner…
Around the World in Brief
Germany approves IP data retention: The German cabinet passed legislation allowing investigators to store IP addresses and, in cases of concrete suspicion, require internet providers to log a user’s…