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The sound of artillery fire has been a constant in the salt mining town, with both sides refusing to give an inch.

The U.S. and Vietnam have prioritized objectives for U.S.–Vietnamese relations that cannot be met in the near term. The U.S. wants greater access to Vietnamese ports for its warships and Vietnam wants the U.S. to remove restrictions on arms sales. In light of this impasse, the U.S. should focus on building an ambitious program of defense cooperation with Vietnam that will lay the groundwork for a closer strategic relationship down the road.

DOLLAR DEATH AND GOLD REBIRTH INTRO: THE WORLD AS RUSSIA SEES IT: On May 16th, Dmitry Trenin addressed the Council for Foreign Defense Policy. In that speech were interesting comments on how Russians view the war with Ukraine as it relates to the...

Al Jazeera said its correspondent was killed by gunfire amid Israeli forces raid of the Jenin refugee camp.