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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds an umbrella in one hand and waves with the other as she boards Air Force Two beneath a cloudy gray sky. How Harris Found Her Foreign-Policy Footing
A good vice president has to be the ultimate staffer.
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An illustration shows President Biden facing toward a spinning blurry globe Biden’s Legacy Depends on What Happens Next
The U.S. president leaves behind an enviable list of accomplishments after one term. But Trump could destroy a lot of it.
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Maduro speaks into a microphone and holds up his fist. Venezuela’s Strongman Could Actually Lose
Maduro’s grip on power once seemed unshakable. But ahead of July 28 elections, the opposition is gaining momentum.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee. The Irrelevance of J.D. Vance to U.S. Foreign Policy
Vice presidents can have plenty of responsibilities—but shaping strategy usually isn’t one of them.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Ehud Barak gesture and smile in Tel Aviv on Nov. 26, 2012. Israel Is Stuck in the Year 2000
The country’s relationship with Lebanon hasn’t moved beyond decades-old dilemmas.
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Attendees at a Trump campaign rally duck in front of a stars and stripes flag. A Uniquely Perilous Moment in U.S. Politics
After the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, so-called “accelerationists” will look to spark a broader conflagration.
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks onstage before the start of the third day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Trump Is Giving Taiwan the Ukraine Treatment
Trump’s transactional approach to Taiwan sets him apart from the China hawks advising him.
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People in tiered levels of a convention center work at computers near a large banner that reads "Make American Great Once Again." ‘Our Last-Ditch Pitch’: Nervous U.S. Allies Put Boots on Ground at RNC
Europe’s diplomatic heavyweights are flocking to Milwaukee to court Trump’s party.
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A ripped and warped section from the side of a plane rests in the foreground of a broad expanse of a grassy field against a cloudy sky. How the West Misunderstood Moscow in Ukraine
Ten years ago, Russia’s first invasion failed to wake up a bamboozled West. The reasons are still relevant today.
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Ukrainian servicemen wearing camouflage fatigues proceed up the aisle of a church as they carry the coffin of one of their fallen countrymen. The walls of the church are decorated with ornate portraits and detailing showing Orthodox Christian saints and other figures. Whose Terms Will Set a Peace Deal in Ukraine?
The war is unlikely to end in total victory for either Moscow or Kyiv.
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Oleg Nefedov, a judge of Russia's Supreme Court, reads a decision in Moscow on Nov. 30, 2023. Russia Is Using Lawsuits to Fight the West’s Sanctions
Ukraine is currently on the losing side of the new legal front in the West’s economic war.
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Chinese soldiers in Belarus for military training. Asian Powers Set Their Strategic Sights on Europe
After 500 years, the tables have turned, with an incoherent Europe the object of rising Asia’s geopolitical ambitions.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump is rushed offstage at an outdoor rally by Secret Service officers. Two officers stand on either side of him, his arms slung over their shoulders for support as he descends a staircase. Are Assassination Attempts on the Rise?
The attempt on Donald Trump’s life may be part of a broader global pattern.
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A man looks down at his cell phone as he walks on a sidewalk beneath a looming billboard showing a photo of a military pilot, the letter Z, and text in Russian translated as "Everything will work out for us." A Moscow city street is seen beneath a blue sky in the background. Russians Expect Nothing From Putin’s War
Political apathy is a psychological survival mechanism—and a possible route to peace.
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, blood on his face. This Is America, Too
The United States has many wonderful characteristics, but the attempt to kill Donald Trump is a reminder that violence has always been embedded in American culture.
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