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From frozen bank accounts to aid in war zones, Bitcoin’s strongest case may lie beyond its price. Victoria Meller
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At the University of Cape Town, a dispute over academic freedom and minority rights shows why disengagement carries a price. Lerato Mokoena
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The ANC has treated American goodwill as expendable. South African workers and exporters are being left to pay the price. Adam Silberman
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Budapest, Belgrade, Israel, Washington. Conservative leaders keep losing. When will they stop blaming everyone else? Bela Teleki
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Living costs and foreign war have bruised the Republicans. A Democratic Congress gives the president a new opponent to rally his supporters against. Roland-David Sólyom
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Washington is relying on Chavista leaders to oversee Venezuela’s transition. But genuine reform threatens the very structures that keep them in power. Yomar Stiven Moreno Lugo
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The Strait of Hormuz may be small but its impact on global power is enormous.

Raghu Kondori
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Southern Africa’s Quiet Turn Westward
Why the next generation is ditching old Cold War allegiances for economic opportunity with the West.

Ian Winiarski
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Raped, broken, and sentenced to die. But why?

David Volodzko
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Spain Euthanized a 25 Year Old. This Crisis Is Just Getting Started.
Western governments promised strict limits on euthanasia. The evidence now suggests those limits are eroding.

Kyle Moran
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Beyond the Ayatollahs: How a Secular Iran Could Shift Global Power
Iran on the brink: Could Prince Reza Pahlavi’s secular vision end decades of proxy wars and reshape Middle East power?

Raghu Kondori
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Iran’s War Is Not Just Military — It’s Political
War may weaken Iran’s regime but the real story is the political awakening that could bring it down.

Hessam Faghihian
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The Viral Bridge Story: What Steve Sweeney Didn’t Tell You
A viral post claimed Israel tried to assassinate a journalist. The record shows warnings, Hezbollah territory, and the journalist’s own tweets tell a very different story.

Tim Flack
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Europe’s Iran Moment
Iran is cracking from within. Europe must decide whether to shape what comes next.

Saeed Ghasseminejad/Navid Mohebbi
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Sudan’s Iran Problem Just Got Dangerous
Sudan’s war is colliding with Iran, and Washington just made it official.

Stefan Tompson
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The Strait That Broke the World's Oil Clock
Inside the Strait of Hormuz crisis reshaping oil markets, war strategy, and the risk of a worldwide recession.

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