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Danish Navy frigate HDMS Niels Juel sails during NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise on September 24, 2025 in the North Sea.

Report for Monday, September 29, 2025

7:26 America/New_York Monday, September 29 [...] More

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ISIS Terrorists Known as ‘The Beatles’ To Face Justice in the United States

Bottom Line Up FrontEl Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey, two ISIS members known as ‘The Beatles,’ will face justice in the United States for their [...] More

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North Korea Provides Valuable Opportunity for US-China Relations

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea as well as former CIA director of East Asia Operations. He [...] More

The Future of Hong Kong

The Future of Hong Kong

A whirlwind of actions and statements regarding Hong Kong over the past week has increased tensions between the US and China. Even before Beijing [...] More

Instability in Iraq During Leadership Transition

Bottom Line up FrontIraq’s new government will struggle to extricate the country from its role as an arena for conflict between Iran and the United [...] More

Preparing for Elections in the Midst of a Pandemic

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On the Verge of a Possible Peace Deal in Afghanistan?

Bottom Line Up FrontAfter a month of on again, off again talks, the United States and the Afghan Taliban seem to have reached an agreement that could [...] More