April 20, 2025
Politics

The End of USAID Is an Opportunity for Africa

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. The End of USAID Is an Opportunity for Africa Reducing foreign aid can help end dependency and promote African agency. By Ebenezer Obadare , a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign

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Is This Game Over for the Houthis?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Is This Game Over for the Houthis? A sustained U.S. assault would pose serious challenges for the Yemeni group. By Burcu Ozcelik , a senior research fellow for Middle East security at the Royal United Services Institute, and Baraa Shiban , an associate fellow

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Can Charities Serve Both God and Trump?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Can Charities Serve Both God and Trump? Christian groups are being stripped of aid funding by the U.S. government. March 14, 2025, 2:00 PM Comment icon View Comments ( 1 ) By Ken Chitwood , a religion scholar and reporter based in Germany. Donated

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Is Trump Executing a Self-Coup?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Is Trump Executing a Self-Coup? Modern autocrats don’t openly declare their intention to kill democracy but erode it stealthily over time. By Moises Naim , a former editor in chief of Foreign Policy . Trump stands in an opera box with his hands out

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Politics

The End of USAID Is an Opportunity for Africa

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. The End of USAID Is an Opportunity for Africa Reducing foreign aid can help end dependency and promote African agency. By Ebenezer Obadare , a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign

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Politics

Is This Game Over for the Houthis?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Is This Game Over for the Houthis? A sustained U.S. assault would pose serious challenges for the Yemeni group. By Burcu Ozcelik , a senior research fellow for Middle East security at the Royal United Services Institute, and Baraa Shiban , an associate fellow

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Targeting Houthi Leaders Is Warranted but Not Enough

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Targeting Houthi Leaders Is Warranted but Not Enough Ending attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes requires a broader strategy. By Daniel B. Shapiro , Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East from January

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The End of USAID Is an Opportunity for Africa

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. The End of USAID Is an Opportunity for Africa Reducing foreign aid can help end dependency and promote African agency. By Ebenezer Obadare , a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign

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The Horror Inside the Salvadoran Prisons Where Trump Is Sending Migrants

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. The Horror Inside the Salvadoran Prisons Where Trump Is Sending Migrants Human rights organizations have gathered credible evidence of systematic corruption, torture, and killings. By Noah Bullock , the executive director of Cristosal, a human

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Trump’s Trade War Roils a Key Voter Base

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Report Trump’s Trade War Roils a Key Voter Base American farmers risk becoming “collateral damage” of the U.S. president’s go-to foreign-policy tool. By Christina Lu , an energy and environment reporter at Foreign Policy . Five laborers are seen as they tend to lettuce sprouts

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