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Indian Border Security Force personnel stand guard at the India-Bangladesh border at the Fulbari outpost near Siliguri, India, on May 9. How India Alienated Bangladesh
Due to strategic myopia, New Delhi faces a potential crisis on another border.
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Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. What’s Next for Elon Musk?
Sidelined by Trump and facing a business backlash, the world’s richest man plots his next steps.
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U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an investment forum at Qasr al-Watan, the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16. The U.S. Economy Is Now Trump Enterprises
The new America First Investment Policy upends any notion of long-term national interest.
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An illustration shows an AI / robot hand touching fingers with the hand of a small child. In the background are smears on a chalkboard. 10 New AI Challenges—and How to Meet Them
“Doomers” have mostly self-silenced, but that doesn’t mean the technology has become any safer.
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College students ride bicycles on the Zhengkai Road in Zhengzhou, in China's northern Henan province, on Nov. 9, 2024. Trump’s Trade War May Make Elite Young Chinese More Nationalistic
Students are surprisingly indifferent toward Taiwan.
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An illustration shows the outline of a chemical plant with smoke coming from a smokestack inside the base of a Teflon pan. China Claims It Slashed Emissions of a Major Super Pollutant. The Data Says Otherwise.
As of 2023, China continued to emit HFC-23 at high levels in violation of an international agreement.
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Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St Peter's basilica oon May 11, 2025 in Vatican City. The Meaning of the First Augustinian Pope
Pope Leo’s politics will be shaped less by his American nationality than his tradition of Catholic thought.
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President Donald Trump addresses the audience at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center while attending a Saudi-U.S. business investment forum, on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trump Gets the Middle East Right
The U.S. president has correctly abandoned decades of tradition in the region.
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Several men carry a coffin draped in an ornate green cloth as they walk down rocky steps past a stream in a lush landscape. One man at the end of the group holds an umbrella. The Kashmiris Caught in the Crossfire
Those in the disputed region bear the cost of the India-Pakistan conflict.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves after casting his vote for the presidential runoff election on July 5, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. Iran Nuclear Talks Are Running Into Red Lines
Once-hopeful negotiations are falling prey to a bitter fight over uranium enrichment.
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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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