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China’s Foreign Minister Is Headed to Washington
The Biden administration has been laying the groundwork for a big meeting with Xi Jinping.

U.S. Budget Deal Has Europe Questioning American Resolve on Ukraine
If U.S. military aid falls short, more Ukrainians will die, officials in Kyiv say.

The Biden Administration Is Addicted to Partnerships
The inauspicious return of the Cold War strategy of “Pactomania.”

The Scrambled Spectrum of U.S. Foreign-Policy Thinking
Presidents, officials, and candidates tend to fall into six camps that don’t follow party lines.
Asia & the Pacific

Attention-Seekers and Autocrats Are a Combustible Mix
China

China Finds Friends in Europe’s Far Right
Middle East & Africa

All the Palestinians Got From Oslo Was KFC
Europe

Which Countries Walk the Walk on Migrant Rights?
Americas

The U.S. Cannot Afford to Lose a Soft-Power Race With China
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The Scrambled Spectrum of U.S. Foreign-Policy Thinking
Presidents, officials, and candidates tend to fall into six camps that don’t follow party lines.

What Does Victory Look Like in Ukraine?
Ukrainians differ on what would keep their nation safe from Russia.

The Biden Administration Is Dangerously Downplaying the Global Terrorism Threat
Today, there are more terror groups in existence, in more countries around the world, and with more territory under their control than ever before.

Blue Hawk Down
Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment will shape the future of Congress’s foreign policy.
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Why Did Trudeau Dawdle on Chinese Election Meddling?
A new inquiry may expose Beijing’s reach in Ottawa.

A Tale of Two Germanies
Thirty-three years after reunification, the country’s wounds are rawer than many would like to admit.
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‘We’ll Start Digging Here’
Unusually virulent weather and poor infrastructure have brought hell to eastern Libya.

The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot
Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.