List of Leaders articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump departs the Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, for Abu Dhabi. A New Authoritarian Era in the Mideast?
By embracing Syria’s Sharaa, Trump sanctifies Arab autocracy.
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World Bank President Ajay Banga clasps hands with Kenyan President William Ruto at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. Washington’s Energy U-Turn Is Good News for Africa
After Trump administration pressure, the World Bank may make sweeping changes to global energy finance.
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Musk wears a red had that reads "GULF OF AMERICA." Elon Musk Was Donald Trump’s Useful Idiot
It’s looking increasingly likely that the world’s richest man got played.
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Oil tanker near a rocky shoreline Why This Is the Best Time to Sanction Russia
If Trump were interested in ending the war, he would pressure Putin now.
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The stage of the Choose Europe for Science conference at Sorbonne University in Paris on May 5. Trump’s Brain Drain Will Be Europe’s Gain
Brussels and London should go big on siphoning American science and technology talent.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (right) and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva. U.S. and China Announce Big Tariff Rollback
In a joint statement, the two sides took a step back from the cliff.
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A statue of a toy soldier holding a gun stands over a fallen toy soldier. Behind the statue is a vintage map of Canada and a bit of the United States. The Long History of U.S.-Canada War Plans
An unthinkable conflict has been gamed out surprisingly often.
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A line of people including one person holding a large U.S. flag and smaller rainbow flag on a pole, some draped with rainbow flags, cross a crosswalk with the U.S. Capitol in the distance. How Progressives Are Unwittingly Aiding the Rise of Autocracy
Dictators get an unlikely boost from the left’s identity politics.
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A soldier salutes from atop a tank with the buildings of Red Square around it in the background. What a Trump Reset With Russia Could Look Like
A U.S.-Russia alignment would finally let Putin declare victory over Europe.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 7, 2022. DOGE Has Its Sights on the Defense Department
One of the worst cost-saving ideas is to close yet more military bases.
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Benjamin Netanyahu sits on a gold-upholstered armchair in the Oval Office of the White House, wearing a dark suit and red tie. A fireplace mantle is visible behind him, crowded with gold vases and other sculptures. Why Netanyahu Might Be on a Collision Course With Trump
The prime minister is learning there’s no carveout for Israel in “America First.”
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A propaganda poster depicts Chairman Mao inside the open top of a jeep reaching out toward an adoring crowd who wave red flags and hold little red books. Is America Facing a ‘Cultural Revolution’?
What to make of the comparisons between Trump and Chairman Mao.
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Plaza Accord Why a Pact to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Sense
A proposal to reprise a Reagan-era currency agreement has serious flaws.
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Zelensky, Trump, and Vance in the White House Oval Office Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Deal Will Be Null and Void
International law nullifies any treaty coerced by force—like Moscow has deployed since 2014.
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Indian Border Security Force personnel stand guard at the India-Pakistan Wagah border crossing, near Amritsar, on Feb. 26, 2019. What Is the Risk of a Conflict Spiral Between India and Pakistan?
Officials in New Delhi and Islamabad have remained sanguine, but there is still reason to fear extreme escalation.
