List of Leaders articles
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Trump and Xi stand in the exterior doorway of a building, shaking hands as Trump leans over to whisper something in Xi's ear. Aides and other officials stand nearby watching. All wear formal business suits. The United States Is Moving Through the Stages of Grief Over China’s Rise
The Trump-Xi agreement may be a sign the U.S. position is shifting.
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Modi and Putin stand side-by-side, looking ahead, with a crowd in front of them. Will Modi Cozy Up to Putin?
Next week, the Russian leader visits New Delhi for the first time since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves after U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Wobbling of King Trump
At home and abroad, his autocratic approach is starting to run aground.
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British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares "peace for our time" at Heston Aerodrome in London on his return from negotiations with Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany. Don’t Call This a ‘Peace Plan’
If the U.S.-Russia draft for Ukraine goes forward, Donald Trump will be remembered as the Neville Chamberlain of the 21st century.
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A view of the Russian Central Bank building in central Moscow on May 26, 2022. The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus
If Europe moves fast to seize Russian assets, it may be able to sink this bad deal.
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Hegseth, Trump, and Bondi sit at a table with the presidential seal affixed to it. All our dressed in business formal attire. Trump has his arms outstretched as he speaks. Has Trump’s America Gone Rogue?
The Trump administration’s cavalier approach to the rule of law is the end of an era.
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Donald Trump is seen pointing and talking while sitting in a chair in the Oval Office. It’s Been a Chilling Week for Free Speech in America
Trump’s attacks hit a “new low,” the head of the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
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Two Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of an air attack. Trump Presents Ukraine With a ‘Very Tough Choice’
Zelensky said he’s being asked to decide between Ukraine losing its dignity or losing a key partner.
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The city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, shrouded in fog, where destroyed homes and buildings seem to be abandoned among the city's trees following intense fighting. Trump’s New Ukraine Policy Is Old Hat
The White House may soon preside over the first negotiated defeat of a modern democracy.
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A photo collage grid of Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and J.D. Vance among stills from the Situation Room. Foreign-Policy Fantasy Literature
Under Trump 2.0, a new book by policymaking heavyweights is an exercise in absurdity.
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A book in the background and Donald Trump in the foreground in a photo illustration. How Yesterday’s Fiction Foretells Tomorrow’s Politics
From medieval Europe to the Trump era, life really does imitate art.
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The USS Vermont, a U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrives at HMAS Stirling naval base in Perth, Australia, on Oct. 29. Can South Korea Afford the Many Costs of Nuclear-Powered Submarines?
A Trumpian promise may be hard to deliver.
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A Ukrainian flag is attached to a burned out car in front of what appears to be a large residential building that also shows burn damage. What to Know About the Secret U.S.-Russia Peace Plan for Ukraine
Steve Witkoff reportedly hashed the details out with Putin’s envoy in Miami last month.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro alights from the plane upon his arrival at the Santa Maria airport in San Jose, Costa Rice on January 28, 2015. Maduro Needs a Golden Parachute
The only way to avoid war in Venezuela may be if its leader doesn’t fear leaving office.
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Dmitriev, a man with white but balding hair in a suit and wearing glasses, stands next to a young soldier in an ornate dress uniform and helmet. The younger man is giving Dmitriev the side-eye. Putin’s Unlikely Envoy to Washington
Kirill Dmitriev is a prominent purveyor of the Kremlin’s line—but real power may lie elsewhere.
