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An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Emmanuel Macron The Coronavirus Pandemic Tells a Tale of 3 Leaders
Over 24 hours, Trump, Macron, and Merkel each addressed their nations—and revealed their very different understandings of the world.
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U.S. President Donald Trump How Trump Is Tanking His Own Presidency
His bumbling coronavirus response could well sink the economy—and his re-election chances.
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China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles at a military parade on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. China’s Nuclear Arms Are a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery
Beijing's plans to build new missiles, expand anti-satellite capabilities and increase nuclear material production far above civilian needs have the world guessing.
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A municipal employee sprays disinfectant in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy Christianity Has Been Handling Epidemics for 2000 Years
Practical theology says care, sacrifice, and community are as vital as ever.
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Employees of the Istanbul Municipality wearing protective gear disinfects a subway carriage to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, in Istanbul on March 12, 2020. Disasters Like The Coronavirus Don’t Happen In a Vacuum
The pandemic is the result of many bad choices.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands before a dinner with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Trump Should Self-Quarantine Like Trudeau
Both leaders have been exposed to the coronavirus. But only one is doing the responsible thing.
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Officers assist passengers arriving at a quarantine station at Narita airport on March 9. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on March 5 that foreign arrivals who have recently been in China or South Korea would be required to spend 14 days in quarantine. Japan and Korea Won’t Let A Pandemic Stop Them Fighting
Existing quarrels are being pushed forward as the virus spreads.
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Relatives of patients in Venezuela Venezuela’s Health Care Crisis Now Poses a Global Threat
The collapsing medical system can’t handle a coronavirus outbreak on its own. It’s time for the international community to step in.
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coronavirus-globalization-brian-stauffer- The Coronavirus Is Killing Globalization as We Know It
The outbreak has been a gift to nativist nationalists and protectionists, and it is likely to have a long-term impact on the free movement of people and goods.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin Wants the World to Keep Guessing
The Russian president’s goal isn’t necessarily to be president for life. Unless it is.
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A U.S. Department of Homeland Security officer Trump Can’t Deport the Coronavirus
COVID-19 is as American as apple pie now—and people are more likely to catch the virus from their neighbors than from foreigners.
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U.S. President Donald Trump (left) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi The India-U.S. Relationship Is Bigger Than Its Showboating Leaders
Trump and Modi met as Delhi burned, but the democratic principles underpinning ties haven’t vanished.
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Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang Taiwan’s Opposition Struggles to Shake Pro-China Image
The Kuomintang is rethinking how it tackles relations—but Beijing will limit any real change.
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People wear protective face masks as a preventative measure against the spread of the coronavirus. Why Are We So Scared of the Coronavirus?
The pandemic is truly terrifying. But other forces are intensifying our fears.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Xi’s Fake History Lesson for Hun Sen
Eager to appease his benefactor in Beijing, the Cambodian leader is excluding China’s role from the Khmer Rouge narrative.
