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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 23h
When people worry about a hostile takeover by AI, they are simply describing what a malevolent human has already done in the United States. Trump has lied and cheated. He has declared wars. He has cut off critical assistance that has led to tens of thousands of deaths worldwide. bit.ly/4hWHE0U
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Is AI About to Destroy Humanity? - FPIF
Or do we have more to worry about from Donald Trump?
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anakhari.bsky.social @anakhari.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not unless Trump wants to see French nuclear submarines off the US coast.
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Macela Carmo dos Santos @macelasantos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New piece @fpif.bsky.social: Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? Opening speeches analysis at UNGA and what they bring to this the world. Read now 👇 fpif.org/temple-of-pe... #unga #un #fpif #foreingpolicyinfocus #macelasantos #lula
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Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? - FPIF
What the UN's opening days just revealed.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 29/09/2026
Will Trump Grab a French Island? @fpif.bsky.social The U.S. president's cartographic bid for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon has prompted a united front from the leaders of Canada and France. fpif.org/will-trump-g...
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Will Trump Grab a French Island? - FPIF
The U.S. president's cartographic bid for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon has prompted a united front from the leaders of Canada and France.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 29/09/2026
Alliance Leash: the Iran War and America’s Right to Say No @fpif.bsky.social ☑️ The costs of war are mounting, and American voters will soon head to the polls. fpif.org/alliance-lea...
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Alliance Leash: The Iran War and America’s Right to Say No - FPIF
The costs of war are mounting, and American voters will soon head to the polls.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Will Trump Grab a French Island? Author: Nicolas Garon
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Will Trump Grab a French Island? - FPIF
The U.S. president's cartographic bid for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon has prompted a united front from the leaders of Canada and France.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What’s Blocking Ukraine from NATO? Author: Laiba Naseem
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What's Blocking Ukraine from NATO? - FPIF
A former Ukrainian commander says that NATO, too, is not ready for Ukraine.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? - What the UN's opening days just revealed Author: Macela Carmo dos Santos
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Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? - FPIF
What the UN's opening days just revealed.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Xi-Trump Summit Runs on Oil that Isn’t Moving Author Imran Khalid
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The Xi-Trump Summit Runs on Oil that Isn't Moving - FPIF
Both countries are dependent on what's trickling right now through two critical chokepoints.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The West’s Human Rights Consensus Is Fraying Author: Jared O. Bell
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The West's Human Rights Consensus Is Fraying - FPIF
The West's claim to a shared standard of rights and legitimacy is losing whatever standing it still has.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump’s War and the Return of the Vietnam Syndrome Author: Greg Pence
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Trump’s War and the Return of the Vietnam Syndrome - FPIF
What happens when American military power can get the country into a conflict faster than diplomacy can get it out?
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Macela Carmo dos Santos @macelasantos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nee piece @fpif.bsky.social ! Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? fpif.org/temple-of-pe...
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Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? - FPIF
What the UN's opening days just revealed.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 26/09/2026
What's Blocking #Ukraine From NATO? @fpif.bsky.social A former Ukrainian commander says that NATO, too, is not ready for Ukraine. ☑️ fpif.org/whats-blocki...
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What's Blocking Ukraine from NATO? - FPIF
A former Ukrainian commander says that NATO, too, is not ready for Ukraine.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 26/09/2026
Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? @fpif.bsky.social What the UN's opening days just revealed. • The Case for Peace • The Case for Force • Two Philosophies, One Chamber fpif.org/temple-of-pe...
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Temple of Peace or Theater of Force? - FPIF
What the UN's opening days just revealed.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 24/09/2026
The West's Human Rights Consensus Is Fraying @fpif.bsky.social ☑️ The West's claim to a shared standard of rights and legitimacy is losing whatever standing it still has. fpif.org/the-wests-hu...
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The West's Human Rights Consensus Is Fraying - FPIF
The West's claim to a shared standard of rights and legitimacy is losing whatever standing it still has.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 24/09/2026
The Xi-Trump Summit Runs on Oil That Isn't Moving @fpif.bsky.social ☑️ Both countries are dependent on what's trickling right now through two critical chokepoints. fpif.org/the-xi-trump...
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The Xi-Trump Summit Runs on Oil that Isn't Moving - FPIF
Both countries are dependent on what's trickling right now through two critical chokepoints.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An estimated 150 Russian-linked cases of sabotage took place in Europe between 2022 and 2026, and the pace of the attacks is accelerating. Some European intelligence agencies expect an attack on NATO in the coming months. Is this threat credible? bit.ly/4AvotCE
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Russia Expands Its War - FPIF
And European leaders are freaking out.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 19/09/2026
Childish and petty bullying by Trump 🤡 — Washington Keeps Abbas From the UN, Again @fpif.bsky.social The Trump administration is violating its obligations, and the Palestinian Authority can't do much about it. fpif.org/washington-k...
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Washington Keeps Abbas from the UN, Again - FPIF
The Trump administration is violating its obligations, and the Palestinian Authority can't do much about it.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 19/09/2026
Mutual Hedging, Not Mutual Defense @fpif.bsky.social The arrangements may deepen cooperation, but their very flexibility reflects a shared reluctance to make the kind of commitments that would transform cooperation into an obligation to fight. ☑️ fpif.org/mutual-hedgi...
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Mutual Hedging, Not Mutual Defense - FPIF
When former Biden administration official Ely Ratner last year proposed a binding, NATO-style “Pacific Defense Pact” with an integrated command structure among the United States, Japan, Australia, and...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 19/09/2026
Not so hidden: diesel is $9/gal in California‼️ — Rising Diesel Price Is Iran War's Hidden Tax @fpif.bsky.social Washington sold the war as a national-security necessity. At the pump, loading dock, farm gate, and grocery aisle, Americans are paying the bill. fpif.org/rising-diese...
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Rising Diesel Price Is Iran War's Hidden Tax - FPIF
Washington sold the war as a national-security necessity. At the pump, loading dock, farm gate, and grocery aisle, Americans are paying the bill.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 22/09/2026
Orphaned by Diplomacy @fpif.bsky.social Children are paying for wars they didn't start. 😡 fpif.org/orphaned-by-...
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Orphaned by Diplomacy - FPIF
Children are paying for wars they didn't start.
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Macela Carmo dos Santos @macelasantos.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Check it out my new piece @fpif.bsky.social: Orphaned by Diplomacy I explain how children are being orphaned across Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine, and the Iran war, and argue that they're the ones absorbing the cost every time diplomacy fails. fpif.org/orphaned-by-...
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Orphaned by Diplomacy - FPIF
Children are paying for wars they didn't start.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 23/09/2026
Trump’s War and the Return of the Vietnam Syndrome @fpif.bsky.social ☑️ What happens when American military power can get the country into a conflict faster than diplomacy can get it out? fpif.org/trumps-war-a...
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Trump’s War and the Return of the Vietnam Syndrome - FPIF
What happens when American military power can get the country into a conflict faster than diplomacy can get it out?
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A review of Eddie Quitoriano’s new book, Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows. Author: Walden Bello
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Odyssey of a Revolution - FPIF
A review of Eddie Quitoriano’s new book, Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
First Principles for a New Progressive Foreign Policy Author: Phyllis Bennis
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First Principles for a New Progressive Foreign Policy - FPIF
A new wave of progressive, left-wing, and socialist candidates and elected officials face an enormous challenge in articulating a foreign policy for the future. Here’s a start.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Before Trump Meets Xi, Look at What China Just Gave BRICS Author: Imran Khalid
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Before Trump Meets Xi, Look at What China Just Gave BRICS - FPIF
America is trying to hold onto its superior tech while China is sharing with the rest.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Indo-Pacific minilateralism offers a hollow promise Author: Neha Sehr Khan
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Mutual Hedging, Not Mutual Defense - FPIF
When former Biden administration official Ely Ratner last year proposed a binding, NATO-style “Pacific Defense Pact” with an integrated command structure among the United States, Japan, Australia, and...
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Washington Keeps Abbas from the UN, Again Author: Nicolas Garon
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Washington Keeps Abbas from the UN, Again - FPIF
The Trump administration is violating its obligations, and the Palestinian Authority can't do much about it.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rising Diesel Price Is Iran War’s Hidden Tax Author: Michael Harrison
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Rising Diesel Price Is Iran War's Hidden Tax - FPIF
Washington sold the war as a national-security necessity. At the pump, loading dock, farm gate, and grocery aisle, Americans are paying the bill.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Can BRICS Usher in Its Third “Golden Decade”? Author: Jianlu Bi in @FPIF
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Can BRICS Usher in Its Third "Golden Decade"? - FPIF
Managing acute geopolitical flashpoints like the U.S.-Iran standoff tests the bloc's diplomatic maturity.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The track record of the far right, when it has wielded power, has been dismal. Despite Brexit, Trump's handling of the pandemic, Peru's experience of Fujimorism, and Germany's history with Nazism, voters keep returning problematic politicians to power. Are we gluttons for punishment? bit.ly/4y03KFG
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Why Does the Far Right Keep Winning Elections? - FPIF
From Colombia to Peru to Saxony, the left is not offering voters a convincing economic alternative to globalization.
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 16/09/2026
By drawing the connection between militarism and domestic issues like structural inequality, progressive Democrats have a chance to reform the party’s disappointing performance on foreign policy. Jiachen Shi on @fpif.bsky.social
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Progressives Can Save Democrats’ Foreign Policy - FPIF
Such a policy would put the needs of ordinary Americans before bloated Pentagon budgets and forever wars.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16/09/2026
Self-inflicted slow-motion train-wreck 😨 — The Debt That Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive @fpif.bsky.social The Iran War is challenging America's economic primacy. fpif.org/the-debt-tha...
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The Debt that Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive - FPIF
The Iran War is challenging America's economic primacy.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16/09/2026
Did I blink and miss the first two? 🤭 — Can BRICS Usher in Its Third "Golden Decade"? @fpif.bsky.social Managing acute geopolitical flashpoints like the U.S.-Iran standoff tests the bloc's diplomatic maturity. fpif.org/can-brics-us...
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Can BRICS Usher in Its Third "Golden Decade"? - FPIF
Managing acute geopolitical flashpoints like the U.S.-Iran standoff tests the bloc's diplomatic maturity.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16/09/2026
Progressives Can Save Democrats’ Foreign Policy @fpif.bsky.social Such a policy would put the needs of ordinary Americans before bloated Pentagon budgets and forever wars. 💯 fpif.org/progressives...
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Progressives Can Save Democrats’ Foreign Policy - FPIF
Such a policy would put the needs of ordinary Americans before bloated Pentagon budgets and forever wars.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Debt that Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive Author: Sahasranshu Dash
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The Debt that Sustains American Power Is Becoming Much More Expensive - FPIF
The Iran War is challenging America's economic primacy.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Flood Disaster in Nepal Author: Tarique Niazi
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A Flood Disaster in Nepal - FPIF
Blame fossil fuels and climate change.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
U.S.-China AI Security Talks Need Shared Rules Not Grievances Author: Imran Khalid
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U.S.-China AI Security Talks Need Shared Rules Not Grievances - FPIF
Cooperation is the cheaper (and safer) alternative.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Long Shadow of Osama bin Laden Author: Walden Bello
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The Long Shadow of Osama bin Laden - FPIF
The attacks of 9/11 were designed to push the United States into overextending itself militarily and enter an imperial tailspin.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 14/09/2026
Lest we forget, part 2: — The Democrats' Support for Bush's War @fpif.bsky.social fpif.org/the_democrat...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 14/09/2026
Lest we forget, part 1: — Five Years Later, We Cant Forgive or Forget @fpif.bsky.social fpif.org/five_years_l...
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 14/09/2026
Rather than strengthening the ideals of freedom and equality, the Trump administration's recent move to further limit citizenship in U.S. territories is an attempt at perpetuating an archaic model of U.S. colonialism. Edward Hunt on @fpif.bsky.social
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The New Threat to Citizenship in U.S. Territories - FPIF
The Trump administration is expanding its attack against birthright citizenship.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 12/09/2026
The Long Shadow of Osama Bin Laden @fpif.bsky.social The attacks of 9/11 were designed to push the United States into overextending itself militarily and enter an imperial tailspin. ☑️ fpif.org/the-long-sha...
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The Long Shadow of Osama bin Laden - FPIF
The attacks of 9/11 were designed to push the United States into overextending itself militarily and enter an imperial tailspin.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 11/09/2026
Whither the National Endowment for Democracy?  @fpif.bsky.social After 43 years, what are the current challenges facing democracy and economic prosperity around the globe and what, if any, is the role of the NED in responding to them? fpif.org/whither-the-...
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Whither the National Endowment for Democracy?  - FPIF
After 43 years, what are the current challenges facing democracy and economic prosperity around the globe and what, if any, is the role of the NED in responding to them?
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Whither the National Endowment for Democracy? Author: Owen Kirby
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Whither the National Endowment for Democracy?  - FPIF
After 43 years, what are the current challenges facing democracy and economic prosperity around the globe and what, if any, is the role of the NED in responding to them?
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has begun building new mechanisms, and the geopolitical environment around it has made those mechanisms more valuable. Author: Michael Harrison
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The SCO Comes Out of the Shadows - FPIF
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has begun building new mechanisms, and the geopolitical environment around it has made those mechanisms more valuable.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Mapuche Struggle Under the New Far-Right Chilean Government Author: Daniel Falcone @danielfalcone.bsky.social
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The Mapuche Struggle Under the New Far-Right Chilean Government - FPIF
Ethan Madarieta discusses the colonial foundations of the Chilean state.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 10/09/2026
The New Threat to Citizenship in U.S. Territories @fpif.bsky.social The Trump administration is expanding its attack against birthright citizenship. 😡 fpif.org/the-new-thre...
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The New Threat to Citizenship in U.S. Territories - FPIF
The Trump administration is expanding its attack against birthright citizenship.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 10/09/2026
Washington Didn’t Remake the Middle East @fpif.bsky.social And business deals cannot define the region’s future. A more realistic U.S. policy would focus on specific problems where American diplomacy can be useful, such as preventing Turkish-Israeli friction from spilling into Syria … 💯
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Washington Didn’t Remake the Middle East - FPIF
And business deals cannot define the region’s future.
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fpif.bsky.social @fpif.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Washington Didn’t Remake the Middle East and Business Deals Cannot Define the Region’s Future Author: Ali Aydin Karamustafa
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Washington Didn’t Remake the Middle East - FPIF
And business deals cannot define the region’s future.
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