Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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Trump and Xi stand in the exterior doorway of a building, shaking hands as Trump leans over to whisper something in Xi's ear. Aides and other officials stand nearby watching. All wear formal business suits. The United States Is Moving Through the Stages of Grief Over China’s Rise
The Trump-Xi agreement may be a sign the U.S. position is shifting.
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Supporters of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wave national flags in front of a screen displaying his portrait as they celebrate following the announcement of preliminary election results in Baghdad on November 12. Iraq’s Elections Promise More Politicking Than Change
Perceptions of Washington’s indifference can perpetuate a risky status quo.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a community roundtable at 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan. Trump’s Religious Freedom Agenda Needs to Extend Beyond Nigeria
The U.S. should avoid a narrow Christian focus.
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event called "Investing in America" in Washington, DC, on on April 30. Why U.S. Tech Flip-Flops on China Are So Disastrous
Allies and adversaries alike know they just have to wait for the other shoe to drop.
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A view of the Russian Central Bank building in central Moscow on May 26, 2022. The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus
If Europe moves fast to seize Russian assets, it may be able to sink this bad deal.
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Four men are standing in front of a display of silver laptops. India’s Fraught Push for Digital Decolonization
Will the dream of indigenous technology be co-opted for political control?
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A screen fixed to a wall shows a video of a mushroom cloud. A soldier in a formal dress uniform stands beside the screen with his hands clasped behind his back as he leans against the wall. The Inevitable Logic of a Japanese Nuclear Weapon
Rapid geopolitical change requires an urgent debate in Japan.
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks from the Maine One presidential helicopter to Air Force One on Sept. 22. Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan Is a Step Forward
For Europe, continued war is perhaps not entirely unwelcome.
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The city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, shrouded in fog, where destroyed homes and buildings seem to be abandoned among the city's trees following intense fighting. Trump’s New Ukraine Policy Is Old Hat
The White House may soon preside over the first negotiated defeat of a modern democracy.
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An overhead satellite image shows patchy dirt ground and buildings, some small and one larger, that sit along a road. Documenting War Crimes in Sudan Begins Now
Stopping ongoing violence in conflict zones is urgent, but with today’s technology, so is gathering evidence.
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A brightly colored array of phone shapes with geopolitical images and tittok controls on them with headlines like: POV: Xi's Just Not That Into You atop Xi Jinping's face and Vladimir, STOP! atop Vladimir Putin's face. You Should Be Reading This on TikTok
Why Washington’s foreign-policy community needs to take its conversation to a new platform.
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Mbuyiseli Madlanga, looking down, sits and listens to testimony. South Africa Gets a Pass on Rampant Corruption
Why is a leading global watchdog turning a blind eye?
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Two men stand on either side of a woman, all dressed formally and holding drinks in glasses. Marton, the woman, wears red and smiles as she looks at a paper one of the men is holding. ‘Make Them Talk to Each Other’
Lessons in peacemaking from 21 days at Dayton.
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A man plants flowers next to the G-20 logo. It’s Time to Trust the Global South
As Europeans debate who will fill the U.S. role on the world stage, an answer may already be apparent.
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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico, on Nov. 17. What the World Missed in the Claudia Sheinbaum Groping Story
The president’s announcement of a crackdown on gender-based violence ignores its drivers.
