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An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Nov. 30. What the Fall of Aleppo Means for Russia
A lightning advance by rebels will force Moscow to recalibrate its Syria strategy.
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Kim and Putin meet in North Korea China and North Korea Throw U.S. War Plans Out the Window
The intervention of Asian powers in Europe nullifies decades of U.S. strategic planning.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump walk together at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. The Pitfalls for Europe of a Trump-Putin Deal on Ukraine
Russian interest in peace is no given, and Europe may not be on board.
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An attack helicopter cuts across a blue sky dotted with fluffy wisps of clouds. Four large birds also fly across the sky beneath the helicopter, their wingspans stretched wide in flight. 5 Questions About the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hezbollah
Limited strikes could continue even after the truce.
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Irish air corps planes fly over central Dublin on April 16, 2006. Ireland’s Defense Ambitions Are Behind the Times
Old plans and ideas aren’t going to cut it in the new European reality.
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An elderly woman with feathered gray hair and red lipstick smiles wide as she holds a sign above her head. The sign reads "Mass deportation now!" A crowd of dozens of other rally attendees is visible behind her, many of them wearing red, white, and blue and also holding signs. What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy
The economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than the president-elect has bargained for.
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Employees work on a production line at a factory. Washington Is Getting Economic Security Wrong
Competition with China is based on false premises.
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A protester dressed as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and another dressed as U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrate outside the White House on Oct. 19, 2018, in the wake of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Why the Gulf States Might Feature Prominently in Trump’s Foreign Policy
One likely goal: expanding the Abraham Accords.
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An older man with a cane stands next to a stone lantern as a woman uses a walker on a gravel path past a kamikaze plane. Trees surround the path. The Enduring Resonance of the Kamikaze Pilot
Japanese tourists flock to sites remembering the young men who crashed into Allied warships.
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A group of young children all wearing the same red shirt and khaki pants take part in a ceremony. The Only Way to Achieve Lasting Peace in Ukraine
History shows that security arrangements alone will not be enough.
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Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Oct. 15, 2021. The Case for Trump’s Tariffs
Conservative economist Oren Cass explains how the president-elect has created an “enormous amount of space for new thinking.”
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A shadow of Donald Trump is seen on the side of an airplane. Trump Is His Own Secretary of State
The next U.S. president’s foreign-policy appointees ultimately won’t matter much.
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A Ukrainian government expert examines remnants of shells and missiles used by the Russian army to attack the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. New Missiles Won’t Change Ukraine’s Broken War Math
The incoming Trump administration needs to learn from Biden’s mistakes.
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Children sit on metro station steps. One is holding a phone while the other looks over. It’s Time for Ukraine to Make the Best Peace It Can
U.S. policymakers can help shape a deal that preserves national security.
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High voltage power lines run along the electrical grid in Pembroke Pines, Florida on May 16, 2024. The Key to a Successful Trump Energy Agenda Is Electricity
Rather than drill, baby, drill, it should be build, baby, build.
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