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"When a cease-fire is really a stalemate, The quiet rise of the plastics crisis, The G-2 reality." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 29 June 2026, 2247 UTC. Content and Source:  "Foreign Affairs Today." When a Cease-Fire Is Really a Stalemate, The Quiet Rise of the Plastics Crisis, The G-2 Reality - kh6jrm@gmail.com - Gmail UTL--https://www.foreignaffairs.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com).   June 19, 2026 | View in Browser Sponsored by Stanford University Press     When a Cease-Fire Is Really a Stalemate Equilibrium With Iran Is the Best America Can Do By Hussein Banai   A Foreign Affairs subscription is less than $3.50/month. Subscribe Now →   The Quiet Rise of the Plastics Crisis How to Counter an Insidious Global Threat By Winnie Lau   The G-2 Reality Americ...

"US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled." Views expressed in this World and U.S. news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 19 June 2026, 1501 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgMVfvRtMvGzNLDDzhmnqNJmXz URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email online June 19, 2026 Brittney Melton up first newsletter writer Good morning. Today is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people. Even though President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many people didn't learn about Lincoln’s order until over two years later. This is how word of the proclamation spread through the South . Here's the news we're following:  Today’s top stories Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty Image...