The Cairo Review

“If Washington again finds itself absorbed in Middle Eastern crises, pressure on China in Asia could ease, particularly in sensitive theatres such as the Taiwan Strait,” writes Gedaliah Afterman, foreign policy strategist and former diplomat.

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The Iran War Isn’t About China, But Beijing May Still Benefit As the United States finds itself embroiled in another war in the Middle East, its ability to pressure China in the region and in Asia may be waning

“From Vietnam to Palestine, and the current protests against ICE, student activism has historically increased during times of glaring violence against civilian populations,” writes Jacob Blau , MA candidate at Northeastern University.

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From Vietnam to Campus Encampments & Anti-Ice Protests: A Legal History of Federal Cases On Student First Amendment Rights Students who have been silenced for their participation in recent protests should be aware of a deep legal history that has seen federal courts grapple with and protect the concept of student free speech

“Anti-Islam rhetoric is fast becoming central to the charm offensives and political partnerships of the Israeli government with European semi-fascist parties,” writes Erwin van Veen, senior research fellow at Clingendael’s Conflict Research Unit.

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When European Semi-Fascism and Israeli Occupation Converge Semi-fascist parties in Europe support the exclusionary politics of Israel’s ultra-nationalists and ultra-religionists, raising concerns about their own plans once in office

The sexual politics of the new far-right parties like the Alternative für Deutschland are full of deliberate contradictions and obvious echoes of Na**sm.

Read more from Dagmar Herzog, distinguished professor of history at City University of New York and check out more essays in our Winter Issue, “Rise of the Right”, out now!

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Using S*x to Sell Racism: How AfD Policies Defy Logic The sexual politics of the new far-right parties like the Alternative für Deutschland are full of deliberate contradictions and obvious echoes of Na**sm