In Washington, influence is not always measured by the speech that is delivered, the rally that is staged or the slogan that briefly trends online. More often, it is measured by what quietly does not happen: the hostile amendment that never reaches the floor, the pressure campaign that fails to acquire legislative weight, the punitive […]
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Back to Doha
The agreement reached in Doha between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban is being welcomed as a ceasefire, but its real significance lies in the shift of power and posture it represents. It follows a difficult year in which Pakistan endured the cost of repeated cross-border attacks and the indifference of Kabul’s rulers to the presence […]
Indonesia to send 210 tons of waste back to Australia
Indonesia said Tuesday it would send more than 210 tons of garbage back to Australia, as Southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash. The eight containers seized in Surabaya city should have contained only waste paper, but authorities also found hazardous material and household trash including plastic bottles and […]