Mit der „Zeitenwende“ sollte die Sicherheitspolitik nach dem Motto: „Wir sagen Dinge, die sich gut anhören und warten ansonsten ab, dass auf wundersame Weise eine Entwicklung eintritt, die unseren Interessen entspricht.“ eigentlich seit langem vorbei sein, oder?

While the US has a policy of strategic ambiguity with Taiwan, it has a clear defense treaty with the Philippines. Yet it is here China seeks to test the will of the US to come to the defense of an ally. Concerning. wsj.com/world/asia/chi…

'During Ramadan, Chinese authorities have been using a mix of festivals and surveillance to keep the mostly Muslim #Uyghurs in the far western region of Xinjiang from fasting, praying and observing the Muslim holy month that ends next week.' rfa.org/english/news/u…

Daily life #3: #Ramadan   meals in the old city of #Jerusalem isn’t complete without qatayef, falafel, olives and candy. #photojournalism

I'm in Gaza with my charity INARA. As we were leaving one cluster of tents a woman came up and said “My son keeps screaming and shaking uncontrollably. It started when he saw his sister’s head blown off”.

Tonight Texas Tribune won its first National Magazine Award, in the reporting category, alongside our partners ProPublica and FRONTLINE. We were recognized for our investigation into the law enforcement response to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde.
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We (me included) were all naive once. And there’s no shame in admitting that and adjusting. But a lot of old China hands within the West’s policy establishment are so afraid of such admissions that they stick to outdated positions to the point of appearing to be China sycophants.

A broader thought on the convoy attack. World Central Kitchen does remarkable, courageous work, in Gaza and elsewhere. But in Gaza it is part of a jerry-built and inadequate solution to a problem that only exists because powerful governments are uninterested in addressing its root cause.

What are the specific complaints against Al Jazeera, against its coverage, except that it’s had more on the ground reporting from Gaza than any other network? Which stories are terrorist propaganda?

Netanyahu calls Al Jazeera a terrorist network. Bloomberg's Bobby Ghosh notes: “If Israel wants its case to be made in the Arab world...Al Jazeera is probably its best bet. Shutting Al Jazeera down, and demonizing it like this makes this, makes no sense. You can't be calling them…

We are aware of reports that members of the World Central Kitchen team have been killed in an IDF attack while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza. This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should NEVER be a target. EVER.

Following a new Israeli strike on Iran's network, in Syria, a previously scheduled Brookings Institution event w/ Biden aide seeking to prevent a broad Middle East war, Amos Hochstein, has been canceled. Busy day for him as anxiety grows about Israel causing a huge conflagration.