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SOCOSIX Behind the Headlines for May/June 2026
The Iran War The British news magazine, The Economist, correctly depicts the Iran war as feeling like the movie Groundhog Day, with nearly the same series of events happening over and over again. Since the April 7 ceasef
June 15, 2026
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June 15, 2026
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Flashpoints & InsightsSOCOSIX Behind the Headlines for March/April 2026
IRAN WAR — 2 Thanks in large part to Pakistan’s mediation, a conditional two‑week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was agreed on April 7, 2026. The agreement – if it holds and there are more questions than an
April 20, 2026
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Flashpoints & InsightsSOCOSIX Behind the Headlines for February/March 2026
U.S. Bites the Iran Bullet On February 28, after weeks of military buildup and increasingly sharp warnings from President Trump, the United States and Israel launched massive coordinated strikes against Iran. As with las
March 1, 2026
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Flashpoints & InsightsSOCOSIX Behind the Headlines Highlights for July 2025
PANDORA’S BOX AND THE IRAN-ISRAEL WAR When Israel attacked Hizballah last September with exploding beepers and a broad assassination campaign, one of the overriding reasons that dictated the timing was Israel’s concern (
July 15, 2025
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Flashpoints & Insights2025 June SOCOSIX Behind the Headlines Report
ELECTION ROUND-UP IN AUSTRALIA, ROMANIA, AND PORTUGAL Like Canada on April 28, Australian voters opted for stability and retained center-left Anthony Albanese in office during the snap election he called on May 3, 2025.
June 20, 2025
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Flashpoints & InsightsSOCOSIX Behind the Headlines for May 2025
CANADA BETS ON CARNEY AS LIBERALS WIN ELECTION As expected, Canada’s Liberal Party won a fourth consecutive term in office on April 28 in a race which was broadly seen as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro
May 1, 2025
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Flashpoints & InsightsSOCOSIX Behind the Headlines for April 2025
TURKEY’S ONE STEP FORWARD AND TWO STEPS BACK Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seemed to be on an incredible roll at the beginning of the month with the prospect of an historic end to the decades old conflict with
April 10, 2025
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Flashpoints & InsightsSOCOSIX Behind the Headlines for March 2025
TRUMP AMBUSHES ZELENSKYY, BUT WILL HIS NEW POLICY WORK? February saw American policy on the war in Ukraine turned “upside down” as President Trump sought to satisfy election promises to end the war in Ukraine promptly.
March 18, 2025
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Flashpoints & InsightsSOCOSIX Behind the Headlines for February 2025
TIK TOK SAGA As TikTok moves through the 90-day grace period offered to it by President Trump to find a solution to its ownership dilemma in the face of a unanimous Supreme Court decision backing an overwhelmingly bipart
February 17, 2025
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