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An electronic board shows the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 10. Is the World Going to Deglobalize?
Trump’s tariffs come on top of a recent loss of faith in free trade and interconnectedness.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 14, 2022. Europe Still Lives in a Security Utopia
Its international goals are not backed up by any real ability to promote or defend them.
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Chinese and U.S. flags flutter in the wind at the Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services facilities near Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on April 17. Trump Is Losing Asia
An incoherent policy is speeding Beijing’s rise.
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The pope’s throne sits empty. Who Will Be the New Pope?
After Francis’s death, conservatives and liberals contest the papal legacy.
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Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements, in Los Angeles. Trump’s Predatory Capitalism Does Nothing for America’s Workers
Neoliberalism might have failed—but Trumpism is no alternative.
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A person stands on a scaffolding platform hanging from ropes along the exterior wall of a large building with a massive mural on the side. The mural shows the American flag with skulls instead of white stars and the words "Down with the USA" stenciled over the stripes. Trump Is About to Learn That Iran Is a Problem Without a Solution
A second round of nuclear talks will be held this weekend.
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An aerial view of shipping containers stacked at the Port of Oakland on April 2. How Far Will the U.S.-China Trade War Go?
The White House may have miscalculated Beijing’s ability to endure pain—and a popular mood to stand up to Trump.
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Supporters of reelected Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa gather in Quito, Ecuador, on April 15. How Noboa Avoided the Incumbency Trap
Latin American voters tend to reject ruling parties and politicians. What did Ecuador’s president do differently?
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Workers manufacture semiconductor chips at a facility in Suqian, China. Trump’s Tariffs Hit Hard Tech Realities
China’s role in smartphone and chip supply chains is blunting the U.S. president’s ambitions—at least for now.
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A Estonian flag flutters in front of a Russian flag flying over Russia's Ivangorod Fortress on the opposite bank of the Narva River. Russia Is Trying to Push River Borders
Estonia is dealing with yet more gray-zone aggression from Moscow.
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10. How to Strike Trade Deals in Record Time
A former U.S. trade negotiator describes how countries should navigate the Trump White House.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a meeting with Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man in Hanoi on April 14. Why Beijing Is Standing Up to Trump
Chinese leaders have their pride, too.
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Cecilia Rouse, the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on Feb. 17, 2022. The Experts Who Kept the United States out of Recession
A council intended to provide disinterested economic advice to the president has fallen out of favor.
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A gray missile is positioned on the corner of a fighter jet parked on a tarmac. A service member in a green flight uniform is seen striding across the pavement behind the fighter, framed by the dark open mouth of an aircraft hangar behind him. Trump May Blow Up U.S. Defense Sales to Europe
As old alliances crumble, the EU is looking to arm itself.
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Greer, a man with a short salt-and-pepper beard and wearing a suit and red tie, gestures with one hand as he speaks to Senator Ron Johnson. Johnson is an older and slightly taller man with gray hair and a suit, seen in profile with his hand against his chest as he listens, brow furrowed. Congress Is Still Trying to Wrest Back Trade Authority From Trump
But it will likely take far more economic damage to reverse decades of trade delegation.
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