List of North America articles
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A woman sits alone as the Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, concedes the election during a speech at Howard University in Washington. How Will U.S. Democracy Recover After Trump?
Poland and Brazil offer lessons for rebuilding in the wake of illiberal leaders.
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A 10 pound note is seen alongside euro notes and US dollar bills on October 13, 2017 in Bath, England. The Mother of All Currency Crises Is on the Horizon
Think the 1990s Asian economic crisis—just on a far larger scale.
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Farmers pose with a Chinese national flag made from chili peppers and corn on Longquan mountain in Lishui in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sept. 26, 2018. How Trump Lost the War on Climate—to China
In this critical decade, Washington is ceding the field entirely.
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Trump and Modi sit beside each other in chairs upholstered in cream fabric, shaking hands. Both men smile slightly at each other. Two staffers are visible seated behind them. How to Get the U.S.-India Relationship Back on Track
Trump is threatening one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships. He alone can fix it.
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Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers take in the view of a Chinese-made Dongfeng 1 missile from a balcony at the Military Museum in Beijing. Is China Changing Its Nuclear Launch Strategy?
Certain behaviors suggest it may be preparing to adopt one of the Cold War’s most dangerous policies.
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A man stands behind a podium with a United States and a Environmental Protection Agency flag behind him. Trump Is Making Climate Change Denialism Federal Policy
Even as the world reels from record temperatures, the U.S. leader is spreading misinformation.
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Trump sits on an upholstered chair in the Oval Office, leaning forward slightly as he rests his hands on his knees. Rutte sits in a matching chair next to him, his hand on his chin. Vice President J.D. Vance and others sit on a sofa to the right, microphones on poles hanging over their heads. Do Trump’s Lines in the Sand Mean Anything?
Blustering threats to Putin over Ukraine are reminiscent of Obama’s Syria failure.
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Three people stand together in front of microphone, smiling. The Making of Mamdani
A close reading of a new book by New York politician Zohran Mamdani’s father reveals a generational yearning for community and inclusion.
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Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during a news conference in Taipei. Leashing Chinese AI Needs Smart Chip Controls
Firms don’t want Huawei’s domestically produced alternatives—but might have no choice.
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A plane with the words "Enola Gay" on the side on display. Several people are standing around it. The Hiroshima Exhibition the World Wasn’t Allowed to See
Attacks on a Smithsonian show about the atomic bomb created a template for weaponizing the teaching of history.
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Photos of two men speaking each shown as a negative color inside a red and blue circle. Kissinger, Brzezinski, and the Promise of Realism
A cynical realism resonates today, but there is a model for fusing power and values.
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Two people are silhouetted in a shaft of light as they sit in chairs in a cafe. The Most Successful CIA Operation You’ve Never Heard of
How the agency’s program to circulate banned books helped take down the Iron Curtain.
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A grid of book covers for 11 summer fiction releases. The Novels We’re Reading in August
The dog days of summer, from an 18th-century English village to modern-day Tbilisi.
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A truck is loaded with a shipping container in the Port of Montreal. Stacks of containers sit in the background. Trump’s Long-Promised Tariffs Upend Global Trade
It’s a new reality for a country, and a planet, whose post-World War II prosperity was ushered in by a decades-long effort to dismantle trade barriers.
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A collage illustration shows hands shaking with semicircle charts colored dots and swinging cargo containers. The Trump Trade Tracker
The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.
