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Our Top Weekend Reads

Why Biden thinks the way he does about foreign policy, what the future holds for an America on the brink, and what the Cold War policy of containment means for our current moment—all from our latest magazine issue.

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Allison Meakem

Trump Mounts Last-Minute Attempt to Starve Funding for Foreign Aid, Global Vaccine Efforts

But congressional sources say it’s highly unlikely lawmakers will cut billions of dollars of already appropriated funding.

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Robbie Gramer

The End of Swiss Neutrality

The country is campaigning for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, but taking on that role will clash with some fundamental tenets of Swiss foreign policy.

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Stéphanie Fillion

Far-Right Extremism Is a Global Problem

And it is time to treat it like one.

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Heather Ashby

Howard Lavine

Howard Lavine is the Associate Dean of the Social Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and the Arleen C. Carlson professor of political science at the University of Minnesota.

Stories by Howard Lavine

Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block, Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, Imam Talib Shareef, and Rev. Traci Blackmon speak at a rally at the White House on June 30, 2018.

To Protect Human Rights Abroad, Preach to Trump Voters

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Howard Lavine, James Ron

August 21, 2019, 8:48 AM

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To Protect Human Rights Abroad, Preach to Trump Voters

Our Top Weekend Reads

Trump Mounts Last-Minute Attempt to Starve Funding for Foreign Aid, Global Vaccine Efforts

The End of Swiss Neutrality

Far-Right Extremism Is a Global Problem

Russia’s Security Agencies Are Both Terrifying and Incompetent