The British-Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, are at his home after his release on September 23, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.
Are we really in a “new Cold War” with China
If there’s one thing politicians in Washington can agree on these days, it’s that competition with China will be the defining issue in US foreign policy and defense for years to come. Even as conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East rage, defense planners and economic policymakers have kept their eye on the People’s Republic. […]

