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The silhouette of a person is seen against a safety door and grafitti in front of a shuttered business. Wood and construction fencing are seen in the foreground. The U.S. Budget Deficit Has Rocketed. Does It Matter?
Germany and Britain have lower shortfalls, but their economies aren’t better off.
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A member of the Ukrainian special forces is seen in silhouette as a gas station burns after Russian attacks on the city of Kharkiv on March 30, 2022, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fiona Hill: Ukraine’s Fate Now Linked to the Middle East’s
The former White House Russia expert on Biden’s speech linking the two wars—and how Putin might cash in.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Why China’s Economy Is at a Turning Point
FP Live convenes three experts to explore whether Beijing can turn around its fortunes.
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A young man holds up a sign that reads “Save Gaza” in handwritten red paint. He also holds a Palestinian flag as he stands in front of the stone walls of a mosque in Cairo. Cairo Needs Cash and Gazans Need Shelter. Can a Deal Be Brokered?
The war has put Egypt in the spotlight—but taking in Palestinian refugees is fraught.
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U.N. General Assembly President Dennis Francis reads aloud from a laptop screen while sitting at a podium desk in the U.N. meeting chamber. Francis, a middle-aged man wearing a blue suit, is also visible on a video screen hung on the wall next to a large United Nations logo. What Can the U.N. Do Now?
The president of the General Assembly talks about the organization's possible next steps in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus arrives at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 22, 2015. David Petraeus: Why 9/11 Is a Cautionary Tale for Israel
The retired U.S. general and former CIA director on lessons from the war on terrorism and why military action is necessary—but not sufficient.
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Israeli troops prepare weapons and armed vehicles near the southern city of Ashkelon, near the Gaza border. What a Ground Invasion Means for Israeli Hostages
A former White House official who oversaw the Iran hostage crisis weighs in.
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A fuel truck is seen through a hole in a border fence as it enters Gaza from Israel. What the Israel-Hamas War Means for the World Economy
Palestinians are already reeling, but a wider conflict could trigger a surge in oil prices.
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A couple stands with their back to the camera across a plaza from the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, which rises up against a bright blue dusk sky. ‘We’re Just Not Able to Function Right Now’
Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim on a dysfunctional Congress amid two wars in Europe and the Middle East.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton, in a dark suit and tie, smiles as he stands between Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, in a uniform and checked headscarf, and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzahk Rabin, in a dark suit, as they shake hands in front of the White House. Clinton's arms are outstretched as he gestures around the other two men. ‘Negotiation Is the Only Solution’
Why Aaron David Miller still believes in a Middle East peace process.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, center, is welcomed by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, left, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, second from left, on arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan. A President on the Picket Line?
Why Biden’s solidarity with autoworkers is globally unprecedented.
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Protesters in masks in front of the Bank of England in London on Aug. 3. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images Why Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Necessarily Tame Inflation
Adam Tooze answers listener questions about inflation.
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Head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power stands in front of St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, on October 6, 2022. Samantha Power on America’s Development Diplomacy
The USAID administrator says U.S. contributions to the U.N. are at a “high watermark.”
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing regarding her nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2021. What Washington Wants From the United Nations This Week
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on reforming the world’s biggest multilateral organization.
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A clerk wearing dark glasses, a white shirt, and dark tie counts stacks of Chinese yuan and U.S. dollars at a bank in Shanghai. How China Can Hurt the U.S. Economy
Adam Tooze answers listener questions on China.