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ReportingGlobal Power Plays

3 min readJuly 13, 2026

Lindsey Graham reportedly mapped a push for Israel-Saudi ties after Israel’s election

Graham, a veteran Republican Israel-backer, had worked on achieving Saudi-Israel normalization for years, including during the Biden administration, and believed that the US-Israeli campaign against Iran had created an opening for US President Donald Trump to broker such an agreement, Axios reported on Sunday, citing conversations between Graham and Axios reporter Barak Ravid.

Why it matters: Graham, a veteran Republican Israel-backer, had worked on achieving Saudi-Israel normalization for years, including during the Biden administration, and believed that the US-Israeli campaign against Iran had created an opening for US President Donald Trump to broker such an agreement, Axios reported on Sunday, citing conversations between Graham and Axios reporter Barak Ravid.

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ArchiveGlobal Power Plays

2 min readApril 16, 2026

IMF restores relations with Venezuela after years on pause

The IMF says it is restoring formal relations with Venezuela after years of suspended contact. That is not just bureaucratic housekeeping. It signals a shift in who gets recogni...

Why it matters: The IMF says it is restoring formal relations with Venezuela after years of suspended contact. That is not just bureaucratic housekeeping. It signals a shift in who gets recogni...

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ArchivePower Games

2 min readApril 7, 2026

Trump’s Iran threats trigger warnings of unlawful war talk

Donald Trump’s threat to Iran set off a warning from retired military officers that the president may have crossed into unlawful war talk. That matters because this is not just...

Why it matters: Donald Trump’s threat to Iran set off a warning from retired military officers that the president may have crossed into unlawful war talk. That matters because this is not just...

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ArchiveGlobal Power Plays

2 min readMarch 26, 2026

Moscow’s Plasticine Man Comes to Washington

A Russian Duma delegation has arrived in the U.S. for meetings in New York and Washington. The visit matters because it comes with sanctions relief, political blessing, and a fi...

Why it matters: A Russian Duma delegation has arrived in the U.S. for meetings in New York and Washington. The visit matters because it comes with sanctions relief, political blessing, and a fi...

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