Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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A two-winged drone is seen from below as it cuts across a deep blue sky, just a few clouds visible in the corner. Outlawry in the Caribbean
Trump’s execution of drug smugglers by drone is barbaric even by 19th-century legal standards.
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Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One before flying to Vietnam to attend the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, at Beijing airport on November 10, 2017. -
A photo illustration shows Vladimir Putin standing and looking down at a piece of paper with caution tape in front and behind him for a story about sanctions. My Theory Says Sanctions on Russia Won’t Work. So Why Do I Want Them Anyway?
The inventor of the sanctions paradox stress-tests it 25 years on.
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Smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9. Israel’s Strategic Declaration
By striking Qatar, Netanyahu has forsworn negotiations and expanded the battlefield.
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The new Department of War logo is seen inside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Congress Has Only Itself to Blame for the War Department
Years of neglected oversight have led to unrestrained presidential authority.
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Two men are seen from behind as they harvest gum arabic from a tree. One man in a long white robe and head covering pokes the branches with a long stick; the other crouches in the shade of the tree with a small bowl raised to catch the gum arabic as it falls. The sun hangs in the blue sky overhead; in the distance is open savanna. Sudan, Congo, and You
From soda to sports, global consumers are implicated in Africa’s most deadly conflicts. This also creates an avenue for change.
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Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9. Trump Has a Cluster-Bomb Approach to Policy
The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 13, 2023. Europe Has Found Its True Language
The State of the Union has become a yearly ritual that breathes life into the EU.
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On an ocean shore, a security boat is seen offshore. A man stands on rocks at the shore looking out at the water, one arm raised to shade his face. The sky above the sea is gray and hazy. Trump’s Speedboat Attack Crossed All the Lines
The killing of 11 people went beyond any strike in the war on terror.
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A statue of a green hand grasping a map of Somaliland stands in front of a building site by the side of a road with a few men gathered around it. Stop Trying to Make Somaliland Happen
The United States should not legitimize another fragile rupture in an unsettled region.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Putin and Xi Have Different Plans to Live Forever
What a fixation with immortality says about two aging autocrats.
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A silhouette of a young person is shown standing amid a neighborhood in ruins. Israelis Need to Recognize the Humanity of Gazans
The unspeakable suffering of Palestinians has echoes of the persecution of the Jewish community.
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The USS Sampson, a U.S. Navy missile destroyer, docks in Panama City, Panama. Deploying U.S. Vessels to the Caribbean Is a Show of Force
The Trump administration is reprioritizing security in the Western Hemisphere.
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A screenshot from a video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump shows a vessel he says was transporting illegal narcotics to the United States just before it is hit by the U.S. military in the southern Caribbean. Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Enters Uncharted Waters
The sinking of a small boat the U.S. president said was carrying drugs violated traditional procedures.
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Xi Jinping stands through the open roof of a black car as he is driven in a military parade. Xi’s Pablum and Power
China’s real message was on display in its military parade, not the empty pageantry of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
