Archive - Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

The World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis Isn't in Gaza or Ukraine

While the wars in Gaza and Ukraine are dominating headlines and campus protests, there is an even more devastating war raging in Sudan that barely…

Published on The Preamble • Aug 8

What we are missing about the Gaza war

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Dany and Elise and the death of nuance in foreign policy

Aug 1 •

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Danielle Pletka

30:02

July 2025

When images Trump ideology

For the most television-conscious president in history, television images of dying children in Gaza are forcing a reckoning

Jul 29 •

Israel's non-denial denial in Gaza

Plus Macron's empty diplomatic gestures on Palestinian statehood

Jul 27 •

Trump Ditches Putin

The one thing the Russian president got wrong

Published on The Preamble • Jul 26

Hot Takes Happy Hour w/ Elise and Dany

Macron's hollow Palestinian olive branch, Tulsi's Trump bootlicking, and the right's Epstein spiral

Jul 25 •

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Danielle Pletka

32:32

Thirty-six Children Are Dead. Whose Fault Is It?

The blame game in Texas

Published on The Preamble • Jul 16

From Peace broker to arms dealer

Trump's frustration with Putin might be the best thing that's happened to Ukraine

Jul 14 •

The Cosmopolitics Edit: Putin BS edition

Also: State Department purge, Trump's tariff blitz and Netanyahu's endless war

Jul 13

The Immigration Reality Show

Featuring masked men, merch, and memes

Published on The Preamble • Jul 9

Gaza diplomacy crashes Bibi's victory lap

Trump thinks Iran strikes created leverage for a Gaza breakthrough. He plans to use it.

Jul 7 •

The Cosmopolitics Edit: Summer fun edition

Your global guide to summer reads, shows, podcasts and other summer fun

Jul 6 •

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