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Is Spain’s Royal Family Finished?

Corruption charges against the former king forced him into exile—and the latest scandal could be the nail in the coffin for the monarchy.

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Mark Nayler

U.S. Seeks to Extend Arms Embargo on Iran

The resolution’s expected failure could open the way for the reimposition of sanctions on Iran.

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Dan Haverty

Why China Arrested Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai

The billionaire was detained under Beijing’s new national security law. What happens next will set a precedent for the territory’s elite.

China Brief |

James Palmer

The U.S. Was Set to Send an Ambassador to Belarus. Then Came the Crackdown.

Lawmakers threaten to block the confirmation of the first U.S. envoy to Belarus in over a decade. But others say an ambassador is needed now more than ever.

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon

Robert Draper

Robert Draper is a writer at large for the New York Times Magazine and author of To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq.

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Senator Joseph Biden makes remarks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Capitol Hill April 7, 2004 in Washington.

Americans Stopped Trusting Long Before Trump

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Robert Draper

July 22, 2020, 3:24 PM

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Americans Stopped Trusting Long Before Trump

Is Spain’s Royal Family Finished?

U.S. Seeks to Extend Arms Embargo on Iran

Why China Arrested Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai

The U.S. Was Set to Send an Ambassador to Belarus. Then Came the Crackdown.

QAnon Destroys Lives. Now It’s Coming for Congress.