List of North America articles
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A child glances back toward Mexico after crossing the border into the United States. Why Skills-Based Immigration Is the Best Option for America
A meticulous and groundbreaking book on immigration chronicles the history of upward mobility in the United States—but falls short as an argument against a more selective policy.
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An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao, China, on May 15, 2019. The Inflation Reduction Act Is the Start of Reclaiming Critical Mineral Chains
Green technologies depend on the supply of a few key resources.
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A silhouette of diplomats meeting in Belgrade on Dec. 3, 2015. The U.N. Gave a Quiet Diplomat the Wrong Job
Volker Türk lacks the temperament to be the United Nations human rights chief.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ‘Russians Are Feeling the Pressure’
What U.S. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield wants from the 77th U.N. General Assembly.
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A soldier of the Polish Army sits in a tank as a NATO flag flies behind during the NATO Noble Jump military exercises of the VJTF forces on June 18, 2015 in Zagan, Poland. Which NATO Do We Need?
Four possible futures for the trans-Atlantic alliance.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a primetime speech at Independence National Historical Park Sept. 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What Does Biden’s Confrontational Speech Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?
Framing geopolitics in terms of democracy and autocracy won’t necessarily help bring peace.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a political rally in 2018. Why Trumpism Will Endure
The former U.S. president took control of a party that had already destroyed itself, several new books contend, and his malign influence will long survive him.
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Sebastien-Thibault-US-Grand-Strategy-Illustration-3-2 Revisiting U.S. Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Six months into Russia’s war, seven thinkers outline its impact on foreign policy.
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A man registers with the Guatemalan Migration Institute. Guatemalan Deportees Find Little Hope at Home
All too often, migrants return to find their living conditions worse than when they left.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson A Special Trade Relationship?
A free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom looks unlikely, but they should find common ground in a progressive alliance.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing the agreement for Finland and Sweden to join NATO at the White House in Washington on Aug. 9. Here’s What Biden’s New National Security Strategy Should Say
Tossed and rewritten after Russia invaded Ukraine, the document still hasn’t been released.
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An illustration of the fall of Kabul and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. How America Sealed Afghanistan’s Fate—Again
Two recent books chronicle how the United States turned its back on Afghanistan and pitched the country into chaos.
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Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on June 22, 2022 in Washington. The United States Is Fighting Inflation With History
Fed chief Jerome Powell wants the world to understand his present decisions are guided by past traumas.
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Actor Erik Estrada is seen at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Chips at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 20, 2017. Can the CHIPS Act Put the U.S. Back in the Game?
The push to bolster domestic semiconductor production comes as the United States lags behind Asia and China squeezes Taiwan.
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The Taiwanese navy launches a U.S.-made missile Is America Overextending Itself?
The case for U.S. restraint in Ukraine, Taiwan, and beyond.
