Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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Donald Trump greets attendees during a campaign stop at the Smith Family Farm in Smithton, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2024. Trump’s Bombast Could Blow Up Dollar Hegemony
Extreme threats risk a global exit from U.S. financial power.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Make America Highly Pathogenic Again
If RFK Jr. gets to helm HHS, global health is at risk.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets employees at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025. The National Security Establishment Needs Working-Class Americans
President Trump has an opportunity to unleash underutilized talent in tackling dangers at home and abroad.
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Flags of the United Arab Emirates and Israel are displayed. Can a ‘New’ Middle East Survive the ‘Old’?
To achieve regional progress, Arab leaders need to rethink the importance of resolving the Palestine question once and for all.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a press conference after meeting with French President in Moscow, on February 7, 2022. The Domino Theory Is Coming for Putin
A series of setbacks for Russia is only gaining momentum.
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A staff member arranges a set of executive orders on a desk for U.S. President Donald Trump to sign during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20. The Problem With a President’s ‘First 100 Days’
A staple of U.S. political discourse has generated unrealistic expectations about how democracy functions.
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The container ship Gunde Maersk sits docked at the Port of Oakland on June 24, 2024 in Oakland, California. How Denmark Can Hit Back Against Trump on Greenland
The White House is threatening a close ally with a trade war or worse—but Copenhagen has leverage that could inflict instant pain on the U.S. economy.
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Donald Trump speaks during an event commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the First Representative Legislative Assembly in Jamestown, Virginia on July 30, 2019. This Could Be ‘Peak Trump’
His return to power has been impressive—but the hard work is about to begin.
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A mosaic wall shows the top of a head with the green, white, and black stripes and three red stars of the Syrian independence flag painted over it. Hope Won in Syria
The miracle of the revolution is alive after Assad’s fall.
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Palestinians riding on a cart are refected on a mirror in the shape of the map of Palestine in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on February 7, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group. Israelis and Palestinians Both Lost Their Futures
As the war’s smoke clears, both societies are moving backward.
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A man walks into the courtyard of a war-torn mosque in Omdurman on Nov. 1, 2024. Only Trump Can Make Peace in Sudan
He enlisted Khartoum in the Abraham Accords and delisted it as terrorist sponsor. With his leverage over regional powers, he could end the war.
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Rectangular strips of white paper with numbers on them hang vertically. Don’t Let Autocrats Erase the Internet
Preserving digital archives is a crucial weapon in discrediting and defeating authoritarian regimes.
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A man rides on a motorbike past a building in ruins. It’s Now or Never for U.S. Engagement in Syria
Maintaining the status quo of economic isolation will only punish ordinary Syrians.
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A youth performs a trick on a skateboard under a banner congratulating U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidential election, in Jerusalem on Nov. 7, 2024. Israel Isn’t Serious About the Gaza Cease-Fire. Nor Is Trump.
All indications suggest that Netanyahu plans to return to war—and Washington is unlikely to stand in his way.
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A German soldier stands atop a truck as he and others unload a U.S-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, on Jan. 23. Europe Isn’t Ready for Trump 2.0
Washington is likely to reduce its troop presence and demand even higher defense spending.
