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The US has upgraded its reputation B-2 Spirit cunning bombers with cutting-edge technology, slashing release times and supercharging fight preparation against near-peer enemies.

The decision comes as a result of probable production bottlenecks in Northrop Grumman‘s next-generation B-21 Raider cunning bomb program for the US Air Force.

The US Air Force has updated its B-2 stealth bomber with new open missions systems ( OMS ) software capabilities and other improvements, according to Air &amp, Space Forces Magazine, which was published this month.

According to the report, the B-2 Systems Program Office and the Air Force Global Strike Command collaborated to create the switch, known as Spirit Realm 1, which aims to keep the bomb trustworthy and relevant until the B-21 is functional.

The time needed for program updates has significantly decreased thanks to the agile software development process used for the B-2, which now takes less than three months in comparison to the previous two-year pattern. That, in turn, allows for quicker integration of new weapons and constant application improvements, immediately enhancing combat potential.

The suspect’s connectivity with other devices is improved by the OMS structures, according to Air &amp, Space Forces Magazine. It even says the switch includes better shows, flight technology and resilience enhancements.

According to the same report, the B-2 fleet, which is now number 19 after two crashes, will remain the US Air Force’s even perceptive aircraft until the B-21s achieve Ellsworth Air Force Base’s first operational capability. It also notes that the B-21’s initial operational capability ( IOC ) timeline is still undisclosed.

As for further B-2 weapons and hardware upgrades, Asia Times reported in September 2022 that the US deployed the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range ( JASSM-ER ) from a B-2 stealth bomber, potentially serving in a new anti-ship role in the Pacific.

This potential significantly enhances the aircraft’s ability to strike goals at any place, at any time, and greatly extends the range of the cruise missile.

The B-2 may take up to 16 JASSM weapons, including the extended-range JASSM-ER version. Thanks to improved gas power and a more effective turbofan website, the JASSM-ER version has a range of 965 kilometers, compared to the original version’s 400-kilometer range.

The development of crypto technology aims to improve high-frequency transmission security, making it possible to use secure conversation devices in probable future threat scenarios. The B-2 bomber can also use the B61 Mod 12 nuclear bomb for nuclear strike missions without GPS thanks to the upgrade to Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS ).

Combining the B-2 stealth bomber with the JASSM-ER cruise missile is expected to give the US an advantage in overcoming modern air defenses, potentially reducing risks for bomber crews in anti-access/area denial ( A2/AD ) environments.

The B-21 boasts many advantages over the 1980s B-2, with the original being smaller, sleeker, stealthier and future-proofed with empty systems structures. But, given China’s rapid military development and B-21 manufacturing issues, the US may not have much B-21s for a Taiwan strategy, forcing the US to maintain the B-2 in support longer than anticipated.

A 300-plus bomb power with at least 225 piercing B-21s is recommended in a March 2023 report for the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies for the ability to carry out enormous strikes against highly portable enemy forces in a Taiwan invasion and deter unscrupulous aggression in another theater.

Gunzinger points out that China’s military modernization campaign is on track to prepare it for a Taiwanese military occupation by 2027. A full-scale B-21 production rate of 20 or higher is essential.

However, Maya Carlin mentions in an article this month for The National Interest ( TNI ) that plans to build 300 B-21s over the next ten years at a production rate of just 10 aircraft per year at US$ 750 million may not be sufficient to deter US near-peer adversaries.

Carlin claims that Northrop Grumman’s production limitations are to blame for B-21 production shortfalls rather than US budget problems. She adds that while unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA ) shortfalls for US fighter aircraft can be accounted for, the B-21 bomber cannot be affected by this strategy.

The US Air Force anticipates having 24 to 30 B-21s operational by the early 2030s, with a production rate of up to 10 aircraft per year, according to Asia Times in June 2024, but that production rate is lower than the 20 aircraft per year for older bombers like the B-52 and B-1. B-21 aircraft may be in short supply as a result of this circumstance.

In a January 2022 article for Wild Blue Yonder ( WBY ), Megan Tonner-Robinson and other writers discuss how the US might use upgraded B-2s and B-21s in a Taiwan war with China. They point out that the large number of fighter jets and integrated air defense systems make it impossible for US fighter and strike aircraft to launch an assault in a conventional A2/AD environment.

Tonner-Robinson and others claim that the B-2 and B-21 stealth bombers ‘ advanced technology could enable them to successfully target crucial areas on the mainland, destroying important infrastructure like command centers, runways, fuel depots, and power grids.

They claim that the A2/AD system’s components are vulnerable for US fighters of the fifth and fourth generations to exploit and attack. They point out that the air battle would be one of attrition, with victory going to the side that can survive the longest in the air.

However, Tonner-Robinson and others say that combining stealth attacks, long-range cruise missile strikes, suppression of enemy air defense ( SEAD ) and cyber warfare could shift control of the airspace in favor of the US.

In addition to their deep penetration conventional strike roles, the B-2 and B-21 are slated to become cornerstones of the US air-based nuclear deterrent, with the upgraded B-2 supplementing the next-gen B-21.

Rebeccah Heinrichs and other authors claim that the B-21’s flexibility and extended range make it essential for keeping the growing number of Chinese and Russian conventional and strategic weapons, key facilities, and other items hidden deep in their territories at risk.

Heinrichs and others make the claim that the bombers ‘ incredible warfighting prowess against highly developed defenses gives the US deterrence credibility.

They point out that the B-21 bomber fleet can provide both conventional and nuclear deterrence in various regions, guaranteeing US support for allies and deterring potential adversaries while demonstrating the US’s commitment to global security.

Heinrichs and others point out that increasing the fleet size beyond 100 would lower the costs per plane because the B21’s operating and maintenance costs are comparable to those of other manned aircraft.

To deter near-peer adversaries and effectively engage in potential conflicts, they advise that the US make a plan to buy at least twice as many B-21 bombers as there were.

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At the current 37th&nbsp, Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur, differences between East Asian countries on the South China Sea matter were spewed across panels, speeches, and off-the-cuff remarks, even as delegates discussed local assistance opportunities and ASEAN centrality in an environment of worsening tremendous power tensions.

The South China Sea, according to Malaysia’s National Security Council director-general Raja Dato Nushirwan Zainal Abidin, accounts for 4 % of China’s bilateral relationship at best. Malaysia has de-emphasized the South China Sea matter and reiterated its willingness to negotiate with China with this statement.

In April last year, Prime Minister Anwar&nbsp, Ibrahim said&nbsp, he was willing to engage with China over its concerns that Petronas, a Malay power state-owned business, was developing a carbon capture task in the Kasawari oil industry, an place to which both countries lay state.

Anwar was criticized by the local opposition for supposedly validating China’s say to the place, a command that Anwar defended by insisting that he was merely open to negotiations. Whether or not it is real, Anwar insists on the necessity of negotiations with China and for Beijing to adhere to the guidelines set forth in the ASEAN Code of Conduct.

The problem is another claim countries, surely the Philippines, may not see conversations as the best way forward in countering China’s actions in the South China Sea. Manila has retreated from its earlier closer ties to China under the Duterte supervision under the command of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

In recent months, Manila and Beijing have escalated into extremely alarming speech on both sides. According to Marcos, who specifically referred to current Chinese manoeuvres around the Second Thomas Shoal, the demise of any Filipino citizen as being caused by a “willful action” may be treated as being very close to an act of war.

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro&nbsp, added&nbsp, that the South China Sea issue was “existential” for the country – a far cry from Malaysia’s attitude toward the dispute. &nbsp,

The stark divergence between Kuala Lumpur’s and Manila’s approaches and, by extension, between Manila’s more forthcoming position and ASEAN’s non-interference stance is generating critical implications for intra-ASEAN ties and the relevance of the organization.

Manila is undoubtedly diversifying its sources of security and enlisting regional and international powers to back its claims, despite ASEAN’s demonstrated reluctance to do so.

The Philippines is enhancing its defense cooperation with the US and purchasing more weapons from them as a result of the US’s recent resumption as a major security partner for Manila following a brief pause during the Trump administration.

At the same time, Manila is&nbsp, wooing&nbsp, the EU as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged to strengthen maritime security cooperation with the Philippines. Discussions of defense agreements with the Netherlands and Norway punctuated this statement. &nbsp,

In the region, Teodoro has also been hard at work, &nbsp, meeting&nbsp, with the South Korean and Singaporean defense ministers on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue to strengthen security ties.

Manila has demonstrated that if ASEAN, and particularly an ASEAN led by Malaysia in 2025, does not support its position, the nation will step in and look elsewhere for real support.

These gaps are also not only present-day leaders in power, but they are also not exclusive to them. As nationalism grows over claims in the South China Sea and international powers like the US and China prepare to court allies in their growing conflict, ASEAN member states ‘ disagreements over how to handle the disputes only grow.

As the region searches for new security arrangements in response to these differences, it may eventually condemn ASEAN to inaction and impotence. &nbsp,

Olivia Tan, a senior analyst in Onyx’s Asia Practice who leads the firm’s work on China, is a Pacific Forum young leader. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. The content herein does not necessarily represent the views of Expeditors and its affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington, where he will attempt to navigate the political maze of a contentious US national election campaign where each side wants to take advantage of the Gaza war to their own benefits.

Netanyahu will address the US Congress on Wednesday ( July 24 ), beginning his US schedule there. He may try to justify his blatant occupation of the Gaza Strip, which he launched in retaliation for Hamas, an anti-Israeli Islamist movement that controlled Gaza for a day-long assault on Jewish areas. &nbsp,

Then comes a probable series of meetings with former president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris, both of whom are attempting to remove him. &nbsp, All will want to meet Netanyahu’s attend into their own special political demands.

Biden, who abruptly pulled out of his campaign for reelection on Sunday, will want to demonstrate that he is still in command rather than a unsuspecting lame duck. On Wednesday, he is scheduled to meet with Netanyahu.

On Wednesday, Biden and leading Democratic Party leaders and members of the party who will take the president’s place will also meet with the Israeli leader. She will make an effort to show off her experience and foreign policy sensibilities.

Netanyahu had to accept Harris ‘ insult to get the appointment: She is not going to a campaign rally in the US west. As vice president, she had usually preside over a joint program where the Senate is present.

Finally there’s ex-president Donald Trump, who is running against Harris on behalf of the Republican Party. He is meeting with Netanyahu, obviously at the Jewish party’s demand, later in the week at his home in Florida.

An unexpected trio of complications confronting a visiting international leader who leads a nearby US ally is Biden, Harris, and Trump.

Netanyahu has resisted&nbsp, Biden’s force to transform field tactics in Gaza – meaning, to kill fewer civilians, agree to a peace and discuss the development of a Palestinian state at the war’s end. Netanyahu opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state and just wants a temporary ceasefire.

A serious dispute between the two frontrunners dates back to 2015, when Biden was then-president Barack Obama’s vice president. Obama’s atomic weapons deal with Iran was supported by Bin Laden’s lobbying efforts against Israel.

At the time, he called it” a good deal, first and foremost, for the United States”, and went on to consider, &nbsp,” It’s a good deal for the earth, the area, and it’s a good deal for Israel…. I firmly believe it will make us and Israel safer, no weaker”.

Netanyahu rebuffed the offer from Republicans to handle Congress in order to raise objections to the Iran deal. Republicans arranged his meeting without discussing it with Obama.

” This is a bad deal – a very bad deal. We’re better off without it”, Netanyahu told the politicians. Finally, he waged lobbying among US lawmakers to deny the deal.

Along with her White House manager, Harris even disagrees with Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war and opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state. She was the first established in the Biden administration to call for a stop to fighting in order to avert the transfer of Jewish hostages held by Hamas. Just prolonged military pressure may free them, according to Netanyahu.

She made the ceasefire ball in Selma, Alabama, to African-American followers, a district that normally supports Liberals running for office but opposes Biden’s big military support for Israel in the Gaza war.

Trump has a long history of backing Israeli policies. In 2017, he formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. It was a move that several Israeli governments had long desired, but presidents of both US political parties had since refrained from doing so.

Trump also supports Netanyahu’s relentless war on Gaza, which is soon to enter its tenth month, but previously feel out with the leader for congratulating Biden for winning the 2020 election, which Trump has insisted was stolen. &nbsp,

Harris and Trump are making a concerted effort to sway a segment of US voters who are particularly interested in the subject: Trump, Trump, Harris, to persuade Arab Americans that she is concerned about Palestinian civilians, and Trump, to at least persuade Jewish Americans that they should abandon their customary support for Democratic Party candidates.

Netanyahu wanted to use his own political preferences to schedule all the meetings. He needs victory, as he has defined it, to stay in power. If he is ousted, he could face longstanding accusations of corruption.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, a New York City-based newspaper, reported that” Netanyahu has been looking for the meetings and the photo opportunities each would present, with both Harris and Trump.”

In the face of hostages held by Hamas, he said,” The meetings will come,” as he works to project a confident image abroad.

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China’s just completed Party Plenum drew inspiration from old philosophers to its development drive. It’s a strong and ambitious decision that could alter both the nation and the world. Did it work?

Next week, the 2024 Party Plenum issued its judgments concentrating on the market. In a nutshell, the strategy was to consolidate the domestic market, greater protect property rights, improve the governmental system and define responsibilities between central and local governments.

Then, it called on Chinese Communist Party (CCP ) members to implement decisions proactively and creatively. The Party bet that these adjustments will help strengthen the market’s sagging performance. In fact, there is much room for improvement, and perhaps a small improvement might grant China’s enormous successful potential some breathing space.

However, the Third Plenum was not just about the market. A few hours sooner, it issued a far more modern communiqué. China is thinking big; the Communist Party is urging a large corporate travel.

Bureaucracy and the free business pushed development in the West in the 17th-18th generations, changing whatever forever. With the aid of a huge bureaucratized position, the Qin state helped to unify the Chinese world under the name” All Under God” in the third century BC.

Is China now control that situation, and you a bureaucratic Chinese state win the show today?

Perhaps one should not underestimate the CPC’s plan to change China’s political and social structure given the success of the Belt and Road Initiative ( BRI ) as evidence that Beijing can think and act big.

What then are different nations capable of? In the ancient civilization for bureaucratization, first big countries gobbled up little nations, and then the Qin condition vanquished all the surviving big states.

Great move again

Here are some more facts from the communiqué. Officials declared that the 20th Congress ‘ Third Plenum would be the most crucial.

It was supposed to understand the Second Plenum of the 11th Party Congress, which was held in December 1978, when Deng Xiaoping announced measures and resurrected China. The 2024 communiqué suggests that task may de facto override or roll in a novel way after the last 46 years.

In 1978, China was in tatters, shattered and full of people who did n’t trust the Party. Some were victims of the Cultural Revolution. They frequently faced harassment, including being held in prison or interning in concentration camps. Those people no longer possessed a lot of faith in the Party.

The Party was challenged to start up to European market democracy, and so it did. In the 1980s, a burst of consultants and counselors came from Ronald Reagan’s America and Margaret Thatcher’s Britain to suggest China on changes. Democracy seemed to be the answer, which properly combined with the Party’s then-extreme failure.

Now, things are very different. The Party’s achievement have helped it become stronger and more comfortable over the years. Now, the Party and its architecture play an important role. Therefore, it seems only natural that the best course of action is to develop this successful structure.

The communiqué announced intentions 1.) to bolster the Party’s organization, 2 ) to improve the laws and norms regulating Party life, and 3 ) to stress the obligation for Party and non-Party members to study relevant documents. A highly effective and politically stable system is the aim.

It is not a novel dish. From the close of the Qing dynasty in 1911 to the present, China appears to want to return to find fresh motivation in its roots after more than a century of American cultural influence.

The State of Qin eventually united due to the state’s architectural increasing that started in the 7th-6th centuries BC.

It was achieved, scholars tell us, precisely because of the combination of a governmental machine able to manage money, property, materials and human resources with increasing productivity. Currently, China seems set on a similar record.

The two great inspirers of this procedure were the scholar Mozi, who initially theorized the administrative state in the 4th century, and Hanfeizi, who inspired the second king, Qin Shi Huangdi.

Hanfeizi emphasized the need for laws and regulations to govern the position. These two elements are present in tomorrow’s CPC communiqué, plus an importance on the value of research, which seems to mention the Confucian history.

It is a “neoclassical” task that is very different from what happens in the rest of the world. We must see how it develops because its shapes are not accurate.

In the 17th and 18th generations, contemporary American states were born as a result of the influence of the Chinese government. These concepts served as the inspiration for initiatives to establish a method of legal servants in France, England, and later throughout Europe and the world. By removing the influence of the previous aristocracy, the administration aided in the expansion of the market.

The CPC communiqué goes beyond that. It desires a condition that is overly bureaucratic and uses rules and requires everyone to study and learn. It differs from the old Communist Party and the ancient authoritarian regimes, which both had one leader and left-wingers.

Rather, it is a strength of practices that is supposed to operate in accordance with the laws and practices of those who learn to abide by them. Below, the role of the market is crucial but vague. The market served as a transmission channel in the ancient Chinese administrative state, but it had a different key role than it does in capitalism.

The Chinese have a history of knowledge of the administrative state, but they have no knowledge of democracy or the free market, which is not in their ethnic DNA.

Therefore, applying in a administrative state is simpler. But, it does not rule out politics, although in the past when mentioned it was very different than in the West.

Due to excessive bureaucracy and power, the condition itself burst in the Qin condition with the first king.

Because we are only just beginning this project, we are still far from considering an explosion immediately. Additionally, the government in the past did not have access to all the modern engineering.

Today, hundreds of control and communication equipment make everything much more productive. There are almost 100 million Party people, one Party part on common for every ten persons, excluding children. It’s a massive machinery, which could be very effective or extremely difficult to manage.

Party of government

President Xi Jinping’s goal is to promote consistency among all employees through this administrative body. In some ways, it gives China a chance to prepare for future sieges as well as facing a possible weaker world. If China is strengthened privately, it can either much withstand external assaults or advance with much more force.

It can work both competitively and excessively, as the administrative state of the 3rd-4th era BC did. It will take a long time to complete, so get ready. Just ten years after their standard launch, the 1978 reforms officially began to transform the Chinese economy.

Mozi and Hanfeizi addressed a major issue in the third century BC, but how do you encourage the bureaucrats? People needed the” two levers,” according to them: selfishness and resentment over abuse, as well as the possibility of being compensated and fear of retribution. How Chinese officials will adopt this is unsure.

Deng’s measures worked because they turned all Chinese officials into companies, i. electronic. companies for their own offices, areas, towns and cities, developing businesses and taking bribes in the process.

Due to excessive corruption, the system collapsed, killing the real business. Xi’s anti-corruption campaign intended to end it, and it effectively succeeded. But so far, the businesses and authorities are not motivated, and there are no new industry rules.

Some Chinese experts believe that these should begin with full legal protection of property rights, which would de facto limit Party powers. Here lies the contradiction: to boost the Party’s power, the Party may defend property rights, which may impede Party powers.

In capitalist nations, the contradiction is addressed by acknowledging a division of powers. It’s not clear whether China’s Party is willing to go that far.

Moreover, bureaucrats now fear that if they make decisions, they can make mistakes, so they do n’t decide. What kind of reward will be offered to bureaucrats who lost so much money and power in the anti-corruption drive?

In any case, no other country has equally ambitious projects, which may give China an edge.

This article was originally published on Appia Institute and is now republished with kind permission. Read the original here. &nbsp,

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In May 2024, Spain, Ireland, and Norway recognized a Arab state, bringing the total number of nations that do so to 144. The United States is certainly a part of them.

Since the Clinton administration in the 1990s, the US has consistently favored a two-state option, meaning that both Israel and a Palestinian condition may be recognized as standard nations. President Joe Biden reiterated that position at his July 11, 2024, news conference following the NATO summit, when he said,” There’s no ultimate answer other than a two-state solution”.

The United States has continuously prevented the Palestinian territories from being fully recognized as a nation, at least in terms of symbolism, by preventing them from becoming the 194th part condition of the UN.

Palestine is a continuous watcher at the UN, and the Palestinian Authority is there to represent it. Palestine can enter most meetings because it is a continuous observer, but it is unable to cast a vote on any recommendations or international agreements.

I am a former US minister and a professor of global affairs. Understanding this dilemma calls for a little story.

In the beginning

When the state of Israel was created in 1948, it was soon attacked by its Arab neighbors Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, which refused to recognize its right to exist, but did little to create a Palestinian state. The area has been plagued by succeeding wars and less hostilities ever since.

Over the years, the US has provided substantial assistance to Israel, in terms of politicians, wealth and military assistance. The US has tried to move the leaders of Israel, Palestine, and the Arab countries toward a time when they could all coexist peacefully at the same time.

Israeli officials and other figures have argued that the discussion of Arab statehood favors Hamas because of the recent conflict in Gaza, which has prompted Israeli politicians and others to claim. However, the conflict will eventually stop and the root of the issue may remain unresolved. And, I believe that unless it is resolved, the end of the war will only be transitory.

The leaders of other nations that help in their negotiations would then have to address a lot of issues, including those from Palestine and Israel. The edges of a Palestinian position, the right of some Palestinians to reclaim the property they were forced to flee in 1948, and the position of Jerusalem, which both Palestinians and Israelis demand may get their money, would be the three most crucial factors.

The US has much embraced a two-state answer, despite making efforts to promote peace-progress without dictating the result. Erstwhile president Donald Trump, for example, said in 2018 that,” I like a two-state option. That’s what I think works best … That’s my feeling”. Another presidents, like George W Bush and Barack Obama, have even tried to push the parties toward conversations.

However, the US has repeatedly blocked UN efforts to change Palestine’s position from spectator to complete member state despite the American government’s stated goal for peace to include the establishment of a Palestinian state in concept.

A Palestinian condition would have its status recognized as a nation in the eyes of the international community, which may give it more credibility than just a symbolic change.

The US blocked that from happening as late as April 2024, when it vetoed a “resolution on Arab independence” in the Security Council, which had review new UN people.

The US is one of the five permanent members that make up the Security Council, alongside France, the United Kingdom, China and Russia. In contrast to the 10 different rotating committee members who are limited to voting, these nations each have the right to veto any statement or declaration the government attempts to make.

What would the condition of be like?

Successful intervention is necessary to achieve peace because it will be challenging to reach deal on the boundaries of a Palestinian state and other problems. The US has mostly forfeited any part in that process, but, by its isolated and uneven position.

In May 2024, a White House spokesman stated that the US believes that sovereignty should occur” through strong negotiations between the parties” rather than “unilateral recognition.”

There are two problems with that logic. Second, 144 countries at the UN have now recognized a Palestinian status as a nation, making recognition almost punitive. And in 1948, Israel was created by the UN.

Next, Israel currently has the most extraordinary, right-wing authorities in its history. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it abundantly clear that he opposes any position in Palestine. His coalition may soon crumble if he were to consent to even discussing the possibility of one, and he would be forced out of business.

Netanyahu for ages advocated for other nations to give hundreds of millions of dollars to Hamas, knowing that the group did not deal in order to avoid being pressured to discuss independence. He did it to stifle the Palestinian Authority, which is in charge of the West Bank and is talking.

The origins of contradiction

The US has finally refused to allow a small move forward in the direction of a two-state solution, which it claims is the only way to a long-lasting peace, even before the existing Gaza war. And why does the US continue to cooperate with an Israeli authorities that will never permit that to occur?

The reason is simple – local elections.

While 89 % of Jewish Americans said in April 2024 that they support Israel’s reasons for fighting Hamas, the Gaza war has prompted some rifts in the Jewish-American community.

National Jews have long been fervent supporters of the Democratic Party, and their support for Israel continues to be crucial. Believing that help may rise, but, centuries ago Israel began to reach out to evangelical Christians. They are unwavering supporters of the Republican Party’s core. Many of them have converted to the religion by denying affiliation to Israel.

Democrats and some Democrats are currently battling it out to determine who is a better friend of Israel. The House of Representatives rapidly passed legislation that would allow anyone who assists the ICC prosecutes Israelis in an unusually bipartisan effort in May 2024 when the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Netanyahu, another Israeli leader, and Hamas leaders.

President Bill Clinton did n’t support a two-state solution until his final weeks in office to prevent that sort of political squab.

You may wonder why this matters given the political challenges of the ongoing conflict. A Palestinian position joining the UN as a member state did not recognize it as a nation. Before reaching an agreement, Israelis and Palestinians would have to approach one.

However, those who dream of having their personality recognized and their need to eventually establish a nation of their own may have a glimmer of hope given this UN status.

There is no possibility that a major policy change will occur while the US is preparing for a national election campaign. However, more people on both sides would need to consider things differently if peace is ever to be achieved, and I think that bringing a Arab state into existence at least on paper would do so more than anything else the US could accomplish.

Dennis Jett is Professor of International Affairs, Penn State

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Although Republican attacks on her are only now starting to escalate, Kamala Harris, the US vice chairman, performs significantly better than Joe Biden did against Donald Trump, according to surveys.

Perhaps as a candidate for vice chairman, Harris was the goal of an intense storm of conventional attacks that claimed, among other things, that she slept her approach to social prominence, a typical slur against women in power.

The Wilson Center, a democratic think tank, described in a report as a general pattern of sexist and gendered attacks on popular women in public discourse.

More recently, those opinions were joined by conventional attacks branding Harris as the “border czar”, part of an effort to connect her to immigration, a hot-button matter for liberals.

Just a small number of the severe attacks that have already occurred are expected. Trump has a strong sense of both social self-defense and character death. Once they enter the national strategy field, they have an extraordinary ability to defeat his political adversaries.

Harris even has strong persuasive abilities, which could make this a contentious election debate.

Trump’s other information

In my guide,” National Communication and Character,” I discuss how adeptly Trump is at converting white working-class rage into political support for himself and convincing his followers to overlook the former mayor’s personal well-remembered professional and personal failings.

Trump’s personality generates enduring disdain among progressives, but those voters will back the Democratic nomination.

In 2016, Trump defeated Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton. Sens. He also lost to a number of well-known Republican presidential candidates in the main, including Sen. Previous administrators Jeb Bush of Florida, John Kasich of Ohio, and Scott Walker of Wisconsin are Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio of Florida.

Earlier in 2024, Trump quickly dispatched another round of very experienced Republicans, most importantly Florida Gov. Past South Carolina governor Ron DeSantis Nikki Haley.

Like those other competitors, President Biden has much endured Trump’s private problems. But in 2020, Trump’s classic name of” Weary Joe” failed to become as successful as his accusations aimed at different officials, and Biden’s election marked Trump’s even electoral defeat.

As the 2024 election approached, Trump and conservative voices once again demonstrated their immense influence in shaping political narratives. They have persuaded a large number of voters this year to absolve Trump of his role in the Covid-19 pandemic, ignore how he planned a Supreme Court majority to overturn Roe v. Wade, and declare that the 2020 election was a fraud.

Polls reveal that many voters follow Trump’s lead and fault Biden for the US economic conditions, which are actually quite good, in an even more powerful demonstration of his political marketing abilities.

Unemployment is low. Job growth is booming. Infrastructure projects are underway. Since the recent highs in the stock market, inflation is much lower than it was during Biden’s tenure, and individual retirement accounts are now free.

Given Trump’s public relations prowess and the widespread susceptibility of his false narratives, one can wonder how the Biden campaign managed to survive the never-ending rhetorical assault and maintain the contest as close as surveys suggest it had been up until recently.

During a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024, Trump attacked both Biden and Harris, repeatedly calling Biden” stupid” and insulting his IQ. But Harris, Trump said, was” crazy”.

” I call her laughing Kamala”, Trump told the crowd. ” You can tell a lot by a laugh. She’s crazy. She’s nuts”.

A former prosecutor for a felon who was found guilty

Political developments suggest that Trump may be in for a taste of his own medicine now that Biden has left the race.

Harris ‘ prior work as a US senator challenging the nominees for the presidency and the former president’s judicial posts demonstrates her ability to hold Republicans accountable in her capacity as one of the most effective Democratic officeholders.

She uses law-and-order themes to protest against America’s first convicted felon former president through her career as an attorney general and prosecutor.

Given that the focus on age is now booming against Republicans, Biden’s departure may offer Harris another significant opportunity to rewrite the character assassination narrative.

A key point that Trump used against Biden is likely to be turned back toward the former president now that he is the oldest major-party nominee for president.

For voters, it promises to be a scorched-earth campaign season.

Stephen J Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and Director, Center for Leadership and Media Studies, University of Mary Washington

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