List of North America articles
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Americans will eat approximately 150 million hot dogs on the Fourth of July. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hot Dogs
A deep dive into this very American food.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity at the Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo on May 23. Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Is a Paradigm Shift
The United States can no longer afford to buy geopolitical allies with market access.
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An aerial view of an island, beach, and cruise ship. China Is Sweeping Up Pacific Island Allies
Here’s how Washington can fight back.
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arms race-senor-salme-illustration-site The Art of the Arms Race
To avoid disaster, the United States must relearn crucial Cold War lessons.
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Abortion rights protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court to denounce the court's decision to end federal abortion rights protections in Washington on June 26. Is Pinkwashing the Future of Post-Roe America?
Global anti-abortion activists have waved off criticism by pointing to their support for LGBTQ rights. But U.S. conservatives may be too extreme for that tactic.
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The NATO flag Why Americans Still Need NATO
The alliance is one of the best bargains in geopolitics.
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Police block abortion rights protesters in Texas. China Owned My Mother’s Womb. Texas Owns Mine.
On both sides of the Pacific, women are fighting for their rights.
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An upside down U.S. flag is shown with the U.S. Supreme Court building in the background. America Is Losing Its Value Proposition
The future will not be pretty for the United States if it cannot rediscover some of the idealism that marked its long rise.
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Pete Buttigieg stands with his arm around his husband Chasten behind a podium with a U.S. flag in the background. ‘Will I See a Gay President in My Lifetime? Absolutely.’
James Kirchick chronicles how the persecution of gay men in Washington tragically altered 20th-century foreign policy.
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Abortion-Roe-Worldwide-foreign-policy-infographic-homepage Roe Abolition Makes U.S. a Global Outlier
Almost 50 years ago, the United States liberalized abortion laws, and the world followed suit. Today, it joins Iran, North Korea, and Russia in rolling back reproductive rights.
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A member of the U.S. Air Force looks on near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 20, 2020. U.S. Aid to Saudi Arabia on Missile Defense Is Not Unconditional
Biden must make it clear to Saudi leaders that continued ballistic missile cooperation with China will jeopardize U.S. missile defense assistance.
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Soldiers patrol the streets in Mexico How AMLO Has Fueled Mexico’s Drug War
He campaigned on “Hugs, Not Bullets.” Now, he’s militarized the country.
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A protester against Chinese repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang How Congress Rallied Against Oppression in Xinjiang
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was a rare—and messy—bipartisan success.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about project labor agreements at Iron Workers Local 5 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Feb. 4. Is America Pushing Human Rights to the Side?
Matthew Duss, a foreign-policy advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, appraises the Biden administration’s foreign policy.
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A bitcoin ATM is seen at the Clark Street subway station in New York City on June 13. It’s Time for Regulators to Put Crypto Down
A lack of rules has created fraudulent, bubble-driven markets.