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Joseph Yans
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🇦🇲🇪🇺🇺🇸Learn more about the Washington view on the Armenian strategic realignment and US interests in the South Caucasus in the recent Wyoming Star piece with @zaurshiriyev.bsky.social.

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#Armenia #USA #EU #politics #economics #analytics
PM Pashinyan participates in the signing ceremony of the Charter of President Trump's "Board of Peace" in Davos, Jan. 22, 2026 (The Office to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia)
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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🇦🇲🇪🇺🇺🇸Learn more about Armenia's strategic realignment and potential pitfalls of the 'keep doors open' approach in the latest Wyoming Star piece with Alexander D. Rovere and Dr. Marine Sargsyan.

wyomingstarnews.org/2026/02/04/a...

#Armenia #USA #EU #politics #economics #analytics
Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle East, and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during a signing ceremony of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱Learn more about Trump's 'Board of Peace' in the latest Wyoming Star piece with Gregory Aftandilian,
@mednic.bsky.social, @szunes.bsky.social, @icrc.org, and ActionAidPalestine's Riham Jafari.

wyomingstarnews.org/2026/01/29/e...

#USA #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #politics #analytics #BoardofPeace
The logo of the 'board of peace' during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images)
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱Learn more about Trump's Greenland gambit in the recent Wyoming Star piece with @anderswivel.bsky.social, @marcjacobsen.bsky.social, Dr. James Goldgeier, analyst Sam Bourgi, and @ggricius.bsky.social.

wyomingstarnews.org/2026/01/26/e...

#USA #Denmark #Greenland #politics #economy #analytics
EXCLUSIVE: Greenland. One Way to Blow Up Transatlantic Relations | Wyoming Star
Greenland is not supposed to be the place where the Atlantic alliance unravels. It’s icy, sparsely populated, politically cautious, and for decades it has ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with ...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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🇺🇸When operational reality meets aggressive financial engineering, the math usually wins. Learn more about Saks Global’s collapse in the recent Wyoming Star piece with William Stern.

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#USA #SaksGlobal #economy #analytics
Shoppers walk past Saks Fifth Avenue in New York on December 8, 2024 (NDZ / STAR MAX / IPx / AP)
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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🇮🇷Claims of foreign interference are all over the ongoing protests in Iran. Learn more in the recent Wyoming Star piece with Alex Vatanka, Dr. Nader Hashemi, Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, and @yassaminem.bsky.social.

wyomingstarnews.org/2026/01/19/e...

#Iran #protests #politics #analytics
EXCLUSIVE: Do Iranians Want a Shah? Who’s steering the story? | Wyoming Star
The flashpoint is obvious: angry crowds, brutal crackdowns, and a regime that looks shakier than it has in years. But beneath the headlines – the videos, ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with e...
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January 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱Happy to present the latest op-ed by Dr. Hossein Askari for Wyoming Star.

Quo Vadis, Iran? What Road Do Protests Pave – a comprehensive piece on the potential future of ongoing protests in Iran.

wyomingstarnews.org/2026/01/16/e...

#Iran #USA #Israel #politics #economy #analytics
OPINION: Quo Vadis Iran? What Road Do Protests Pave. | Wyoming Star
Will the ongoing turmoil in Iran, coupled with President Trump’s promised support for protestors, threats of US and Israeli military intervention, and the ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with ...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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🇺🇸🇻🇪Learn more about the US capturing oil tankers during the Venezuela blockade in the latest Wyoming Star piece with Dr. Allen S. Weiner, Dr. Ian Ralby, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, and @ceprdc.bsky.social's Mark Weisbrot.
wyomingstarnews.org/2026/01/14/e...
#usa #venezuela #politics #analytics #economics
A screenshot from a video released by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shows the Motor Tanker Sophia being apprehended in international waters near the Caribbean, Jan. 7, 2026 (Kristi Noem / via X)
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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🇻🇪🇺🇸Recent developments in the US-Venezuela story. What's happening after 'Operation Absolute Resolve'? Learn more in the recent Wyoming Star piece with @jpolga.bsky.social.

wyomingstarnews.org/2026/01/08/e...

#USA #Venezuela #politics #analytics
EXCLUSIVE: After Absolute Resolve. What Comes Next for Venezuela, Maduro, and the World? | Wyoming Star
Two days ago, we published a deep dive into Operation Absolute Resolve, the clandestine US mission that ended with Nicolás Maduro in American custody and ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with e...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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🇻🇪🇺🇸Operation Absolute Resolve. Capturing Maduro. A new high point in the US-Venezuela crisis. Learn more in a recent Wyoming Star piece with @csis.org's Dr. Robert Evan Ellis, Henry Ziemer, and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs.

wyomingstarnews.org/2026/01/06/e...

#USA #Venezuela #politics #analytics
EXCLUSIVE: "Operation Absolute Resolve." How Maduro’s Capture Became the Climax of the US-Venezuela Crisis. | Wyoming Star
For months, the US–Venezuela story felt like it was stuck in a tense loop: threats, sanctions, "drug war" rhetoric, a growing military footprint in the ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with exp...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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🇵🇸🇮🇱'You Cease, I Fire': Wyoming Star explores three months of the current Gaza 'ceasefire' with Dr. Khalil Shikaki, @szunes.bsky.social, Dr. Mehran Kamrava, and ActionAid Palestine's Riham Jafari.

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/12/22/e...

#Israel #Palestine #politics #analytics
The al-Saftawi neighborhood, west of the city of Jabalia, in northern Gaza, on December 10, 2025 (Bashar Taleb / AFP)
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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🇺🇸🇻🇪Wyoming Star explores recent developments in the US-Venezuelan conflict with @jpolga.bsky.social, Venezuelan historian Miguel Tinker-Salas, Americas Quarterly's Jose Enrique Arrioja, and @ttu.edu's Geoffrey S. Corn

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/12/15/e...

#USA #Venezuela #politics #analytics
The crude oil tanker Skipper seized by the US off the coast of Venezuela (AP)
December 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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🇺🇸🇪🇺Wyoming Star explores a breakdown of US–EU relations, Trump’s approach to European policy, and the 2025 US National Security Strategy with former Ambassador Steven Pifer, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, and Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton.

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/12/15/e...

#USA #EU #politics #analytics
picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com / Omar Marques
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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🇺🇸Read the latest opinion piece by Rohini Ralby and Dr. Ian Ralby at Wyoming Star: Farmers Are America’s First Patriots, but Not America’s First Priority.

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/12/04/o...

#USA #politics #analytics #economy #farmers
OPINION: Farmers Are America’s First Patriots, but Not America’s First Priority | Wyoming Star
As the current President of the United States touts an "America First" policy, many of the country’s farmers – who helped elect him on that promise – are ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with e...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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🇺🇸WyomingStar explores the economics behind data center construction with @carlbfrey.bsky.social, Progressive Policy Institute's Michael Mandel, @eesionline.org's Daniel Bresette, and Moody’s Analytics' Ermengarde Jabir.
Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/11/24/e...
#DataCenters #economy #analytics
EXCLUSIVE: The Great Build-Out. Part 3. Economics of Data Center Construction. | Wyoming Star
Drive a few miles outside Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the landscape looks familiar at first: hay fields, cattle, long views. Then the horizon breaks – concrete ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with ...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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🇺🇸Wyoming Star continues to explore the politics behind data center construction with @beninskeep.bsky.social, @adamthierer.bsky.social, Dr. Sarah E. Kreps, @lindsaygorman.bsky.social, and @cyallianceprez.bsky.social.

Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/11/20/e...

#politics #analytics #datacenters
EXCLUSIVE: The Great Build-Out. Part 2. Politics of Data Center Construction. | Wyoming Star
If you want to see the AI boom, don’t look at chatbots. Look at dirt. All over the US, fields are being scraped flat for windowless, humming boxes – data ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with e...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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🇺🇸Wyoming Star dives into the data center construction boom with @davidmytton.social, Robert A. Beauregard, Jay Dietrich, Lars Kotthoff, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Christopher Jones, and Jesse Kirkpatrick.

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/11/14/e...

#DataCenters #politics #economy #environment #analytics
EXCLUSIVE: The Great Build-Out. Why the World Is Suddenly Paving Over Fields With Data Centers. | Wyoming Star
You can almost track the AI boom from 30,000 feet. Look out the airplane window near Phoenix, Dublin, northern Virginia, or now Cheyenne, and you’ll spot ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with e...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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🇺🇸No program has felt the strain of the government shutdown more than SNAP. Learn more about the fate of 'food stamps' with Harvard's Sara N. Bleich, AEI's Angela Rachidi, and @hungerfreeamerica.bsky.social's @kimmosc.bsky.social.

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#USA #SNAP #analytics #politics
A sign affirming acceptance of SNAP benefits at a grocery store in Boston (Mel Musto / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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🇺🇸🇻🇪As the US-Venezuela relations crisis continues, Wyoming Star explores potential military confrontation with @jpolga.bsky.social, IBI Consultants' Douglas Farah, and FIU's Brian Fonseca.

Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/11/03/e...

#USA #Venezuela #politics #analytics #military #crime
Pedro Mattey / AFP / Getty
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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🇵🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸Wyoming Star dives into the humanitarian situation in Gaza with @nrc-global.bsky.social, @icrc.org, @oxfaminternational.bsky.social, and other NGOs. Special thanks to Shaina Low and @dominiquescali.bsky.social.

Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/28/w...

#Israel #Palestine #analytics
Week Three of the 'Ceasefire.' Part 2: The Palestinian Question on the Ground | Wyoming Star
Gaza’s guns may be quieter, but the emergency isn’t. ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with expert insights and breaking stories from the U.S. and around the world.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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🇮🇱🇵🇸🇺🇸Wyoming Star continues to cover the ongoing Gaza 'ceasefire' with @zaha-hassan.bsky.social, @szunes.bsky.social, CSD Columbia's Jeffrey Sachs, @mednic.bsky.social, and American University Professor Gregory Aftandilian.

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/27/w...

#Palestine #Israel #politics #analytics
Week Three of the 'Ceasefire.' Part 1: The Palestinian Question in High Places | Wyoming Star
Three weeks into the pause, Gaza’s skyline is quieter but nowhere near peaceful. In diplomatic salons the ceasefire is "Phase One" of a 20-step plan; in ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with ex...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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🇺🇸🇻🇪Wyoming Star continues to explore US-Venezuela relations with @csis.org's Henry Ziemer, Mark F. Cancian, Robert Evan Ellis, Americas Quarterly's Jose Enrique Arrioja, and @ttu.edu's Geoffrey S. Corn.

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/23/e...

#USA #Venezuela #analytics #politics #economy #crime
EXCLUSIVE: Crisis in the Caribbean. New Forever War on Drugs? | Wyoming Star
For decades, Washington and Caracas have played a dangerous game of ideological chicken — one that has now turned from icy hostility into open ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with expert insig...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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🇺🇸🇨🇳Wyoming Star explores China's rare earth export restrictions and its potential security threat to the US and our allies with AEI's Derek Scissors and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John G. Ferrari.

Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/17/e...

#China #USA #RareEarths #politics #analytics #military
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast after delivering a speech during celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover, December 19, 2024 (Anthony Kwan via AP Images)
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🇵🇸🇮🇱🇺🇳What is the humanitarian situation in Gaza like one week into the ceasefire? Wyoming Star dives into the ongoing crisis with @nrc-global.bsky.social's Ahmed Bayram and @icrc.org's @dbonessi.bsky.social.

wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/17/e...

#Palestine #Gaza #Humanitarianaid #analytics #famine
A Palestinian girl waits to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, July 22, 2025 (Reuters / Dawoud Abu Alkas)
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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🇮🇱🇵🇸🇺🇸Will the new Gaza ceasefire last? Wyoming Star dives into Trump's '20-step' plan with Dr. Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, @mednic.bsky.social, and Stephen @szunes.bsky.social.
wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/10/e...
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #politics
Palestinian emergency personnel celebrate, after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Gaza City, October 9, 2025 (Reuters / Ebrahim Hajjaj)
October 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM