Analysis
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Supporters display a poster depicting the jailed leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 27. Don’t Trust Erdogan’s ‘Peace Process’ With the Kurds
Strongmen rarely resolve ethnic conflicts—they use them to tighten their grip on power.
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On the left is Elon Musk wearing a black outfit and hat with his arms crossed as he looks at Donald Trump, who is sitting down at a wooden desk. Elon Musk Just Picked a Fight He Cannot Win
When business titans and political leaders fall out, global autocracies show that the billionaires almost always lose.
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Multiple nuclear power plants stand against a blue sky. The United States Needs a Nuclear Operation Warp Speed
A nuclear energy resurgence is vital to meet rising electricity demand.
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Four people stand in a cluster, each wearing a virtual reality headset that covers their eyes. One man has his hand raised to his chin as if in contemplation; another has his arms folded and faces the camera. How the United States Can Win the Global Tech Race
Bans and sanctions aren’t enough to beat China.
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A TV screen shows a clip from the Ukraine's Operation "Spider's Web" inside Russian territory during a news conference at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington on June 4, 2025. Ukraine’s Drone Attack Doesn’t Matter
Unfortunately, the spectacular operation doesn’t change underlying realities.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Maidan Square in Kyiv as European leaders meet in Ukraine for further talks on the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Kyiv on May 10. Ukraine’s Narrow Path to Victory Without Trump
How Kyiv and Europe can defeat Russia on their own.
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Members of the National Guard patrol the University of California, Berkeley, campus amid protests against the closure of People’s Park in Berkeley, California. The Origins of the Campus Wars
As governor of California, Reagan laid the path for Trump’s assault on higher education.
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The first batch of the Ukrainian-made Peklo drone missile is delivered to a Ukrainian Armed Forces facility in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024. The Ukrainians’ New Way of War
The audacious drone attack deep into Russia’s rear fits a larger pattern of wartime innovation.
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A man is seen from a short distance as he walks through a parking lot outside a fence surrounding a big corrugated metal building at a steel plant. An American flag flies from a pole in front of the building. The man grips a plastic bag; his posture is slumped, and he looks toward the ground. Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Fix the Steel Industry
Making steel and aluminum more expensive won’t help domestic mills much, but it will hammer factories.
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A silhouette of a soldier with a gun walking by a black-and-white mural. Syria’s Islamic State Is Surging
As a new regime gets settled in Damascus, it faces a rising threat from an old foe.
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Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on June 4. What to Expect From South Korea’s New President
Lee Jae-myung vows to take a more pragmatic approach than previous administrations.
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A wind turbine lies toppled by a tornado near Prescott, Iowa, on May 22, 2024. Trump Is Hitting Green Energy Hard
U.S. clean tech companies face a perfect storm from tariffs and the loss of tax credits.
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In an aerial view, electric cars sit parked at a charging station in Corte Madera, California, on May 19. America’s Electric Vehicle Surrender
If Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passes, the entire supply chain could be ceded to China.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after a signing ceremony and a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 13. What Will China Do Next in Latin America?
Trump’s “Americas First” foreign policy has intensified geopolitical competition in the region.
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An illustration picture taken in London on May 8, 2022, shows gold plated souvenir cryptocurrency Tether (USDT), Bitcoin and Etherium coins arranged beside a screen displaying a trading chart. Tether (USDT) is an Ethereum token known as a stablecoin that is pegged to the value of the US dollar, and is currently the largest stablecoin with a market value of USD 83 billion dollars. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) Stablecoins Come at a Price
Scaling digital dollars would hand more power to Big Tech and potentially undermine U.S. security.
