Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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U.S. President Donald Trump reviews the troops in the U.S. Capitol during his inauguration ceremony in Washington on Jan. 20. America Under Trump Is the Realists’ Grand Experiment
This administration will leave an indelible mark on how international relations is taught for a generation to come.
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U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago. How to Ruin a Country
A step-by-step guide to Donald Trump’s destruction of U.S. foreign policy.
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An illustration shows The Thinker statue cut in half with a chainsaw resting next to it. Efficiency Isn’t Everything
Successful delivery of state services requires judgment, not chainsaws.
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A man enters the U.S. Treasury Department building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, on Jan. 24, 2017. Another Anti-Corruption Pillar Crumbles
Not enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act makes life harder for U.S. businesses—and easier for drug traffickers.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, wearing a blue tie, applauds. The Philippine and South Korean flags hang in the background. Yoon’s Disappointing Foreign-Policy Legacy
The impeached South Korean president leaves behind a record riddled with contradictions.
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American flags are draped around tables and pipes in a small factory room as women work at sewing machines to produce them. Tariffs Can Actually Work—if Only Trump Understood How
Smart trade policy could help restore jobs, but the president’s carpet-bomb approach portends disaster.
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People take part in a vigil against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul. South Korea’s Top Court Is Producing a Revolving Door Presidency
A key U.S. ally has a leadership power vacuum.
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Trump announces tariffs Trump’s Wanton Tariffs Will Shatter the World Economy
Economic warfare is also a test for U.S. democracy.
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Indian and Chinese soldiers greet one another in Ladakh. China and India Haven’t Patched Things Up on the Border
Beijing seeks friendly ties with New Delhi—but only on nonnegotiable terms.
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Donald Trump, Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, listen as former President George W. Bush speaks during the state funeral for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on December 5, 2018 in Washington. The Deep Familiarity of Donald Trump
He’s not wrecking postwar U.S. foreign policy. He’s bringing it to its logical end.
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U.S. President Donald Trump uses his cellphone as he holds a roundtable discussion with governors about the economic reopening of closures due to COVID-19 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Is the Trump Administration SNAFU or FUBAR?
The history of intelligence scandals reveals just how routine—and not—Signalgate has been.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin wall in Moscow. It’s Time for Trump to Get Tough With Putin
Only pressure on both sides will end the war in Ukraine.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hold a meeting at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo. Japan Can’t Trust That Things Are Normal With Washington
An erratic president means even long-term allies are on thin ice.
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Donald Trump looks up as he sits beside China's President Xi Jinping during a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2017. Asia Is Getting Dangerously Unbalanced
The Trump administration continues to create headlines, but the real story may be elsewhere.
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A visitor looks at art at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. A Truly Patriotic Education Tells Many Stories
Trump’s executive orders can’t define diversity out of history.
