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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts the signing ceremony of a peace deal with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. Trump’s Fake Peace Deals Are Dangerous
Potemkin peace can be a threat all its own.
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Donald Trump stands at a podium in front of Christmas decorations and flags. Trump’s Doctrine Is ‘Make America Small Again’
A hemispheric focus makes little sense for a global economic and military giant.
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U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to "The People's House: A White House Experience," in Washington, DC, on Aug. 22. Trump’s National Security Strategy Seeks to Make Europe Great Again
Alongside an indictment of the continent sits a sacrosanctity accorded to its civilization.
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Kenyan police officers arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 8. The Silver Lining of ‘Haiti Fatigue’
The Trump administration’s U.N. resolution reimagines international responses to humanitarian crises.
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A Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter of the United States Marines is seen parked on a runway at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13. Trump’s Western Hemisphere Pivot Is Real
Enforcing a 21st-century Monroe Doctrine means recalibrating U.S. defense posture.
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks while U.S. President Donald Trump is sitting down in the Oval Office at the White House. Don’t Let Trump Destroy the G-20
Barring South Africa will fundamentally weaken the G20. Its members must push back.
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International Space Station above the Caribbean Sea The World Needs a Space COP
Negotiating a new treaty to manage space seems hopeless, but a workable mechanism exists.
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Hegseth is seen in profile as he walks through a hallway on Capitol Hill. He wears a dark suit and red tie, and his face his partly in shadow. Pete Hegseth Is Turning Political Theater Into Lethal Force
The U.S. is killing for the sake of spectacle.
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A man is shown from behind as he stands amid rubble on a destroyed street. How to Keep Gaza’s Recovery From Becoming an 80-Year Project
The coming year will determine whether the territory’s recovery can break the region’s cycle of violence.
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An employee handles large shells at an ammunition manufacturing plant. Abundance as a Foreign Policy
The West’s new movement to revive liberalism still lacks an international agenda.
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People celebrating a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in Umayyad Square, in the Syrian capital of Damascus. One Year on, U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syria’s Recovery
Short-term waivers are a start, but Congress must act on the full repeal Syria needs to rebuild.
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A man is silhouetted from behind in front of a bright window as he walks down a dark, empty hallway. The Trump Administration’s Epochal Shift on Foreign Aid
The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.
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U..S and Armenian soldiers transport a supposed injured soldier from the medical armored vehicle to the mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) during a NATO exercise at the Hohenfels trainings area in southern Germany, on September 14, 2023. ‘Collective Security’ Is on Life Support
A basic concept of international relations is under unprecedented strain.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump clasp hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18. Beware of Trump’s Global Broligarchy
The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.
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Trump speaks into microphone while seated beside other leaders dressed in business formal attire as they sit at a long table in an ornately decorated room. Flags of each official's country hangin the back of the room; aides and other officials are seated against the wall. Trump’s Business Model Is to Break Europe
Washington wants a free hand for Silicon Valley and Russia investment. The EU is an obstacle—and the far right is an ally.
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