List of Leaders articles
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Jerome Powell scratches his forehead. The Biggest Threat to the Dollar Is Coming From Inside the White House
The dollar isn’t getting dethroned—yet—by outside rivals, but Trump may be doing their work for them.
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Charlie Kirk speaks with his arms outstretched while standing behind a podium that says "Trump Vance 2024." There's a large crowd behind him. Is America Becoming More Violent?
The U.S. has entered a dangerous new era, experts warn.
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A person walks by a wall with graffiti that shows Le Pen and Trump, along with the words "PRIDE IN Prejudice." The French Far Right’s Awkward Dance Around Trump
Why Le Pen’s National Rally is distancing itself from the U.S. Republican Party.
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Protesters walk side-by-side between trees while holding up a long banner that reads: "Freedom March! Release all political prisoners!" in English. Dozens of other protesters march behind them, waving posters showing photographs of detained individuals. Protesters include men and women, some in head scarves and some without. Indian Activist Passes Five Years in Pretrial Detention
The case of Umar Khalid, jailed on terrorism charges, underscores a frightening judicial crisis.
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. Trump’s Trade Deal With Europe Is Already Unraveling
Both sides praised the agreement—but never seemed to agree on what it meant.
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Two people are seen out of focus in the foreground looking toward a stone fortress with a flag atop it. The Perils of Irresponsible Reporting on Russia’s War
Clickbait coverage is the Kremlin’s friend. Just ask the Estonians.
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Donald Trump sits behind the resolute desk with European leaders gatehred around him in chairs. Behind him are flags on stands. At right is a map of Ukraine on a stand.. A Pragmatic Endgame for the Russia-Ukraine War
A clever map trick, Ukrainian self-defense, and European Union membership should form the core of a face-saving deal.
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Macron, Starmer, and Merz talk at a summit in Tirana, Albania Europe’s Delusions Over What It Means to Deter Russia
Leaders are afraid to tell voters what it will take to defend their continent.
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Polish police and army personnel inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a Russian drone shot down over the village of Wyryki-Wola, Poland, on Sept. 10. Russia Just Attacked NATO. Again.
One can only hope that Trump will draw the right conclusion: Coddling Putin leads to disaster.
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Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One before flying to Vietnam to attend the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, at Beijing airport on November 10, 2017. -
The new Department of War logo is seen inside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Congress Has Only Itself to Blame for the War Department
Years of neglected oversight have led to unrestrained presidential authority.
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Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9. Trump Has a Cluster-Bomb Approach to Policy
The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.
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A poster of a soldier holding up a rifle. How Russia Distorts the Past
Memory politics shape Putin’s influence at home and abroad.
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Two soldiers walk along a fence in front of the Berlin wall in a snowy winter scene. The East-West Contest With No End
The Cold War was tragic, comic, and epic—and it’s still playing out today.
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Crew members of a U.S. Navy ship are seen gathering on the deck of the vessel. A U.S. flag can also be seen. Trump’s New War on ‘Narcoterrorists’
The U.S. military adds bombing alleged drug traffickers to its ever-growing list of duties.
