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EXPERT Q&A — Evelyn Farkas has spent decades working at the center of U.S. national security and transatlantic defense policy. A former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, she now serves as Executive Director of the McCain Institute, where she focuses on strengthening democratic alliances andContinue Reading

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commentary In Munich, Ocasio-Cortez trips over unanswerable question, while Rubio lulls Europeans with smooth-criminal talk Published February 22, 2026 10:30AM (EST) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., at the Munich Security Conference, Feb. 13, 2026. (Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images) It’s reasonable to suggest that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should have been betterContinue Reading

Shipfinex FZCO, a digital platform dedicated to the democratization of the maritime economy, is pleased to announce it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for a Broker-Dealer license. This milestone marks a significant step forward in Shipfinex’s mission to enable fractional ownership of ships through compliant…Continue Reading

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Four years into Russia’s grinding war on Ukraine, Al Jazeera looks at the costs — to people, territory and treasuries., It’s Europe’s biggest war since World War II. It’s also Russia’s deadliest war since that conflict. And it has reshaped the global economy — with Moscow facing the most sanctionsContinue Reading