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Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — The word “limited” is going to have to do a lot of work in the weeks ahead. Israel has described its initial ground incursion into southern Lebanon as such, although its key ally, the Biden administration, has already suggested that what may initially begin as small in

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — AI hasn’t quite delivered the job-killing, cancer-curing utopia that the technology’s evangelists are peddling. So far, artificial intelligence has proven more capable of generating stock market enthusiasm than, like, tangibly great things for humanity. Unless you count Shrimp Jesus. But that’s all going to change, the

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s expected ground incursion into Lebanon will drive home a new strategic reality of a year of war — the once-mighty US is powerless to rein in its ally or to influence other major belligerents in a fast-worsening regional crisis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Monday launched

Analysis by Mick Krever, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On October 7, Israeli Prime Minister’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s self-styled image as “Mister Security” seemed irrevocably shattered by the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The Jewish homeland and its leader had failed to protect the people. How could he possibly survive? The polls told

Analysis by Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For much of the past year since China reopened to the world following the Covid-19 pandemic, a pall has hung over large swathes of the country as its economy struggles to regain momentum. The country’s bright young minds are having a hard time landing a job;

CNN Analysis by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is dead after Israel announced he was killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday. His death marks a major moment in recent Middle East history, but the long-term consequences are uncertain. It raises a key question: Do “decapitation strikes” killing the leaders of terrorist groups cripple them? The

CNN Analysis by Ben Wedeman, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was a step toward changing “the balance of power in the region for years to come,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday. Israel’s leader sees an opportunity opening up for a fundamental reconfiguration of power in Middle East and he may

Analysis by Ben Wedeman, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was a step toward changing “the balance of power in the region for years to come,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday. Israel’s leader sees an opportunity opening up for a fundamental reconfiguration of power in Middle East and he may assume

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — We’ve heard a lot about the groups of voters that Kamala Harris seems to be struggling with — or at least not doing as well as Joe Biden did with them four years ago. Yet, the vice president has a small national edge over Donald Trump. How is

Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple, General Motors, John Deere and Facebook have at least two things in common: They’re iconic US companies and they’ve faced the wrath of former President Donald Trump. Trump, more so than any American president in modern history, has directly targeted individual US businesses, threatening them

Analysis by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is dead after Israel announced he was killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday. His death marks a major moment in recent Middle East history, but the long-term consequences are uncertain. It raises a key question: Do “decapitation strikes” killing the leaders of terrorist groups cripple them? The short

Analysis by Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — Most parents probably wouldn’t let their kids go to bars and nightclubs where they could meet adults who might harm them. But many parents do let them use social media, where some children are connecting with predators who go on to sexually assault them, say researchers slated to

CNN Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — After Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, what – if anything – can it do next? The next 72 hours are likely to be full of Hezbollah’s remaining commanders assessing who is left, how safe it is to communicate and meet,

Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — After Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, what – if anything – can it do next? The next 72 hours are likely to be full of Hezbollah’s remaining commanders assessing who is left, how safe it is to communicate and meet, and

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Most voters cite the economy as their top concern, but it’s impossible to pin down since it affects every voter in a personal, situational and unique way. Contradictions abound. The massive and expensive effort to kickstart American manufacturing with a green industry is paying off in places

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that some things do matter in electoral politics. CNN’s KFile reported last week on North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson making inflammatory and racist remarks on a porn website’s message board. We now have polling data measuring the potential impact of that investigation on

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is fond of nuclear saber-rattling: On the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin leader presided over the rehearsal of a nuclear strike, and his not-so-veiled nuclear threats have since kept US officials on edge. This week, Putin once again

Analysis by Mick Krever, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — When pagers exploded across Lebanon last week, the year-long war with Hezbollah was not at the top of the Israeli political agenda. Instead, the political class was convulsed with speculation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and replace

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It wasn’t that long ago that candidates vying for the White House tried to win voters over with their plans to reduce the budget deficit, or, better yet, leave the country with no deficit at all. But now, as the dangers of a widening deficit and