Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20 years.
New Gallup surveys show tens of millions of Americans cutting back on food, utilities, and daily necessities to pay medical bills while healthcare affordability worsens.
The June 17 meeting, between officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bayer CEO Bill Anderson and two other top Bayer executives, came as Germany-based Bayer was working to quash costly U.S. litigation.
U.S. military action is disrupting key energy suppliers, putting China’s reliance on foreign sources to the test. Even as Beijing strengthens domestic capacity and diversifies imports, the crisis exposes the limits of its energy strategy.