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Duggan Flanakin

Duggan Flanakin is a senior policy analyst for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow and a frequent writer on public policy issues. A former senior fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Arkansas Public Policy Foundation, Flanakin holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Regent University.
Middle East and Africa

Saleem’s Ordeal Calls Iraq’s Future Into Question

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Two years ago, newly elected Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid told the world that "his country is now at peace, democratic, and intent on rebuilding economic life...
Diplomacy

Indonesia’s New President Will Be Active on the World Stage

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When Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president, the southeast Asian archipelago nation, with the world's fourth largest population, stands ready...
Middle East and Africa

Suppression of Ghana’s New Force Is Backfiring

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As is the case for the United States and many other nations, 2024 is a presidential election year in Ghana, a nation whose 1992...
Middle East and Africa

Exposing Hezbollah’s Corruption of Lebanon

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Lebanon was once called, perhaps inaccurately, the Switzerland of the Middle East prior to the 1975 onset of a 15-year civil war. Not until...
Europe

Albania’s Edi Rama Allocates Electoral Campaign Budget to Plant Trees in Every City

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The local elections in Albania take place in less than two weeks, and the Socialist Party of Albania has made an impressive move by...
Europe

Montenegro’s Dukanovic: Western Indifference Could Push Balkans Away

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Montenegrin President Milo Dukanovic, in the midst of a tough reelection campaign that ends with Sunday's voting, issued a stern warning to the West...

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Chairman Kim Jong Un’s Children: North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons

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"I don’t want my children to carry the nuclear weapon on their backs their whole lives,” Kim told Pompeo. His words hint at a deal: if survival is secured, denuclearization may no longer be unthinkable.
Commentary

Bomb First, Justify Later: Iran’s Strategic Dilemma Under Israeli Hegemony

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Israel’s June 13 blitz on Iran wasn’t self-defense—it was a ruthless display of unchecked power. Civilians, scientists, sovereignty—all burned. With U.S. cover and global silence, Israel now bombs with impunity. Who’s the real threat?
Middle East and Africa

When Israel Bombs and Trump Tweets: Are We Eyewitnesses to a New Kind of Warfare?

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Israel’s strike on Iran brazenly defies international law. Without UN approval or evidence of imminent threat, it likely violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter—normalizing illegal aggression under the guise of self-defense.
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From Diplomacy to Destruction: Israel, Iran, and the Crisis of Global Order

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Israel's deep strikes in Iran mark a shift—from dialogue to dominance. As diplomacy collapses and double standards prevail, the global order teeters on the edge of irreversible crisis.
Commentary

Iran-Russia 20-Year Strategic Cooperation Agreement: Key Takeaways

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Iran and Russia have ratified a 20-year strategic pact covering trade, energy, and security. Quietly, it signals a challenge to Western influence and a blueprint for a multipolar world order.

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