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"After Putin, China's legal weapon, A dangerous game in the arctic." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 07 August 2026, 2228 UTC. Content and Source:  "Foreign Affairs Today." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhVhjblZngzXfkBRXkzckbGfDz URL--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). August 7, 2026 |  View in Browser   After Putin Russia’s Coming Succession Crisis By Julian G. Waller   A  Foreign Affairs  subscription is less than  $3.50/month. Subscribe Now →   China’s Legal Weapon Beijing Is Quietly Seizing a New Form of Power By Mark Jia   A Dangerous Game in the Arctic Trump’s Demands Could Derail Progress on Allied Defense By Heather A. Conley   The World Is Giving Up on America This Time, Anti-Americanism Is Diff...

"Soaring oil profits from US-Iran War conflict drive call for windfall tax." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 07 August 2026, 1247 UTC. Content and Source:  "The Guardian-First Thing." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhVhjbcLDtPsqPGPltkXKrHnvW Please check email link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). The Guardian   < info@editorial.theguardian.com > Unsubscribe 2:10 AM (38 minutes ago) to me Support independent journalism Support us   First Thing: Soaring oil profits from US-Iran conflict drive calls for windfall tax   Martin Belam   Good morning. Donald Trump’s statement that oil companies have made “too much money” from the Iran war has angered environmentalists , who say his policies were designed to benefit those very corporations. American families have paid mo...