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How Trump Can Avoid ‘Owning’ Gaza
Expanding U.S. strategic ambiguity with both Israel and the Gulf states is the best bet for regional progress.
The Trump Trade Tracker
The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.
How Trump’s White House Renovation Differs From Truman’s
Both projects attracted public scrutiny and criticism, yet the contrast in approach is telling.
For Syrian Refugees, U.S. Aid Cuts Have Been Devastating
Many face a tough choice—remain in squalid camps or return to a troubled homeland.
Asia & the Pacific
Even Doomsday Will Divide Us
China
China Announces Military Purge Ahead of Fourth Plenum
Middle East & Africa
South Africa Unveils New Energy Policy
Europe
Giorgia Meloni’s Winning Streak
Americas
Why Rare Earths Are About to Cost a Lot More
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It’s (Still) Henry Kissinger’s World
A new documentary argues Nixon’s secretary of state learned the wrong lessons from his experiences with Nazi Germany.
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Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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Erdogan and Trump sit beside each other in gold-upholstered chairs in front of an ornate gilded fireplace. Trump is speaking, whereas Erdogan is slightly slumped while wearing an exhausted expression, his hand splayed to cover part of his face. An aide sits beside him holding a folder and a pen, leaning closer to speak.
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Soldiers in combat gear are silhouetted as they stand along a fence overlooking a dirt training area.
SHADOW GOVERNMENT:
The End of Development
The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.
Why the World Turned on NGOs
From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.
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Why the Democrats Are So Lost
For decades, the party has been mostly counterpunching against the right with no real agenda of its own.
What’s the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela?
Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas. 
Three Reckonings the Gaza Deal Will Force
After the war ends, Israelis face tough questions about relations with their leaders, the Palestinians, and the United States.
Beijing’s Coded Editorials Reveal Big Economic Plans
People’s Daily has laid out an optimistic scheme for industrial transformation.
7 Books That Reveal How Kremlin Decision-Makers Think
Don’t read these new titles on Russia’s wars before bedtime.
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This article is an adapted excerpt from India and the Rebalancing of Asia by C. Raja Mohan (Routledge, 220 pp., $29.95, September 2025).
In Case You Missed It
A selection of paywall-free articles
Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.
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On Syria’s Coast, Alawite Communities Wait for Justice
Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences.
From Berlin to Baghdad on the Ruins of a WWI Railway
The unfinished line traces a fractured region still beset by competing imperial projects.