The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making gains in a state once beyond its grasp, but many decry an audit that removed nine million voters, many of them Muslim.
A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.
European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.
China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, helped plan and execute Operation Absolute Resolve, a daring mission that saw the U.S. Army capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Published [...]
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon following his direct participation in historic White House peace talks, voicing optimism the diplomatic push could lead to a [...]
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U.S. belligerence is driving Russia and the Global South closer to China. The post How the Iran War Makes China Look Good appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs How the Iran War Makes China Look Good U.S. belligerence is driving Russia and the Global South closer to China. There are no winners in the war on Iran. But if there were one, it would surely be China. Contrary to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s fawning remarks , “the whole world” is neither “safer” nor better for President Donald Trump’s decision to launch an illegal war on Iran. As the U.S. knows , Iran was not in pursuit of a nuclear bomb . Nor were its ballistic missiles intended for, or ever used for, offensive first strikes. The foundation of international trust has cracked, and partnerships have been broken. The world can no longer trust the United States. The bond between Europe and the U.S. has…Open
Are their crooks so different from our crooks? The post Western European Elites’ Hungary Hypocrisy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Western European Elites’ Hungary Hypocrisy Are their crooks so different from our crooks? (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images) The end of Viktor Orbán’s premiership in Hungary has been greeted with whoops and cheers throughout Europe’s halls of power. “Hungarians have struck a blow for democracy,” the Economist claims . “Citizens … mobilised to take their country back,” the Guardian informs us . Well, I’m not going to pretend that Orbán’s rule did not contain blatant gerrymandering and corruption . I made critical points about his Fidesz government before as well as after the election. But the hypocrisy is difficult to stomach. We can talk about “democratic backsliding ” in Hungary.…Open
The legislature is an afterthought to the actual business of governing. The post Who’s Afraid of Losing Midterms? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Who’s Afraid of Losing Midterms? The legislature is an afterthought to the actual business of governing. (Photo by EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP via Getty Images) The Republicans are beginning to make frightened, unhappy noises about the upcoming midterm elections, and one hesitates to tell them they’re wrong to be afraid. President Donald Trump’s popularity is at or around its all-time low , the party’s popularity is in comparable territory , and the Democrats are sitting comfortably ahead in generic ballot polling . A Virginia redistricting scheme passed on referendum this week; if it holds up in court, it is likely to secure some number of new congressional seats for the blue team, much like a similar referendum in…Open
Extensive mine sweep operations likely won’t take place until after the war, lawmakers learned in a classified briefing.
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