Watched a popular Italian TV show where a well-known commentator insisted Russia would never invade Europe and argued against defense spending. This view is widespread in Italy. If you don’t think the Baltics, Poland, the Balkans, and East Germany are Europe, you’re delusional.

Most EU countries have expressed solidarity with Ukraine by now, but one remains conspicuously silent: PM Meloni’s Italy. She is in a weak position, caught between her strong support for Ukraine and her efforts to stay in Trump’s good graces.

Would be nice if @POTUS occasionally held Netanyahu and Al Sisi to the same standards as Zelensky—especially given how much U.S. aid they've received over the past 70 years:

Important news on the Tunisia front: it cut all ties with the IMF after 3 years of stalled talks, citing threats to its economic sovereignty. Hard to see how Tunisia will be able to finance its debt and recover economically w/out IMF support.

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I spoke to i24 news about Tunisia's ongoing crackdown on opposition figures and political opponents and why the UN Human Rights Council's condemnation shouldn't come as a surprise.

Italy and the UAE just signed a "historic" agreement worth $40 bill. to expand their "strategic axes" in areas "such as artificial intelligence, data centers, space research, renewable energy, and rare earth."

Saudi Arabia is slated to disburse an additional $10bill. to Italy.

Couldn’t think of a better time to be reading this

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If true, this could pose a serious dent in the Egyptian-Turkey rapprochement. Regardless, all the more reason for the US to ramp up its presence in Syria

Few pay attention to North Africa, yet Western Sahara remains locked in a decades-long fight over sovereignty. As the region stagnates, some have faith that "King" Trump will broker a deal here, too. But at whose expense is the big question?

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