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Leaders hold hands as they pose for the camera. BRICS Democracies Are Losing Leverage
To increase their bargaining power, Brazil, India, and South Africa should resurrect a dormant diplomatic forum.
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Israeli troops work on their armored vehicles near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 18. Families of Hostages Speak Out Against New Israeli Offensive in Gaza
One family member warned that the military action could “endanger the lives of the hostages.”
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A man in an orange winter suit removes a red covering from a tent with Chinese characters on it against a snowy landscape. An America First Policy for the Antarctic
Growing Chinese and Russian activity urgently need a U.S. response.
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U.S. Marines take part in the international military exercise Cold Response 22 near Sandstrand in northern Norway on March 21, 2022. A Russia-NATO War Would Look Nothing Like Ukraine
Moscow will seek to avoid a full-on war and focus on breaking the bloc’s resolve.
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Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just outside the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22, 2012. Russia Has Started Losing the War in Ukraine
The military tide may have turned against Putin.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MAY 16: U.S. President Donald J. Trump boards Air Force One as he departs the Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 15. America’s Political Ethics Problem
The last time the nation faced a crisis of this magnitude, lawmakers and the president met the challenge.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks alongside Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner (L) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe during a Declaration of Principles signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington on April 25. The ‘America First’ Case for U.S. Engagement in Africa
The Trump administration should embrace a smarter form of transactionalism.
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A woman wearing a pink patterned scarf crosses a street and holds up a sign at a protest that says "Save Research" in uppercase handwritten letters. Smoke billows in the background. Other protesters walk around the woman, and high-rise buildings loom on either side of the street. Foreign Countries Aim to Poach America’s Best and Brightest
As Trump cracks down on U.S. universities and international students, governments see an opportunity.
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Indian Army personnel stand next to explosives, carried by a drone, after it was intercepted by an Indian air defense system on the outskirts of Amritsar, in northwestern India, on May 10. Drones Are Transforming South Asian Warfare
The latest India-Pakistan conflict showed how drones are changing the way countries fight.
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U.S. President Donald Trump departs the Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, for Abu Dhabi. A New Authoritarian Era in the Mideast?
By embracing Syria’s Sharaa, Trump sanctifies Arab autocracy.
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Pakistanis wave the national flag as they celebrate after the cease-fire between Pakistan and India, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on May 10. India-Pakistan Cease-Fire Cements a Dangerous Baseline
Future conflicts will likely erupt faster and escalate more intensely.
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People walk along a street past a mural dedicated to Oleksandr Khmil, a former hockey player and coach killed in battle against Russian troops, in Kyiv on May 15. A European Peacekeeping Force in Ukraine Won’t Work
Any plan needs NATO involvement to be credible.
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World Bank President Ajay Banga clasps hands with Kenyan President William Ruto at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. Washington’s Energy U-Turn Is Good News for Africa
After Trump administration pressure, the World Bank may make sweeping changes to global energy finance.
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This handout picture provided by the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him praying inside the tomb of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Jan. 30. Why Khamenei Is Betting on Trump
The calculus behind Iran’s stunning reversal on a new nuclear deal.
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Oil tanker near a rocky shoreline Why This Is the Best Time to Sanction Russia
If Trump were interested in ending the war, he would pressure Putin now.
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