One might ask: Why is the U.S. concerned about election fraud and human rights violations in Venezuela but not about Palestinian suffering in Gaza? The answer lies in Venezuela’s vast energy resources—it has the world’s largest proven oil reserves and the fourth-largest natural gas reserves. Naturally, American oil giants such as ExxonMobil a

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Burkhardt elaborated on intricate details of royal etiquette. He discussed the protocol of the Salwa Palace, located in the At-Turaif District, which was home to Imam Saud, and the manner in which princes from various countries and tribal leaders were received. Additionally, he described the palace’s engagement in hosting guests, including the pr

A whirlwind week that has seen two emergency summits in Europe and worried comments from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underlines the gnawing fear in capitals from Kyiv to London. Namely, that Washington and Moscow could try to make their own deal on the future of Ukraine without Kyiv and U.S. allies in Europe. U.S. President Donald Trump

In November 2024, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto stunned South China Sea watchers with a sentence in a joint statement issued in China on his first overseas trip since becoming president. The seemingly innocuous line explained that Jakarta and Beijing had reached an “important common understanding on joint development in areas of overla