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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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Indian Army personnel at Bumla pass on the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh on Oct. 21, 2012. Why Have China and India Suddenly Come Together?
Detente at the border gives both countries one less thing to worry about.
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A ship lays a telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea. Baltic Cable Outages Raise Questions—and Tensions with Moscow
Russia’s been up to so much in the Baltic that anything that goes boom is laid at Moscow’s door.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. What an Even More Hawkish China Policy Could Look Like
A new report lays out recommendations on artificial intelligence, trade, and investment as Trump prepares to take office.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during an event at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19. Ukraine Is Now a Proxy War for Asian Powers
Growing East Asian involvement shows that Putin’s war has already gone global.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an official document with people surrounding him. Everything You Wanted to Know About Trump’s Tariffs but Were Afraid to Ask
“Tariff man” can levy them all right. The real questions are how and why.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear at a press conference after their summit in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Trump’s Dealmaking Record Could Be Bad News for Ukraine
He clearly has no time for lengthy and complicated diplomatic processes.
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A close-up image of Noam Chomsy wearing a dark jacket on a dark background. Noam Chomsky Has Been Proved Right
The writer’s new argument for left-wing foreign policy has earned a mainstream hearing.
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