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But can he get them to act, too?

Why Germany’s concept of Zivilcourage is one for the Biden era.

A new novel offers a family history of Israel’s former prime minister—and insight into the dangers of any form of nationalism.

And why its problems will outlast both presidents.

U.S.-China cooperation is vital for global health efforts.

Trump’s economic revolution is alive and well—and continuing in abler hands.

Egypt is again proving useful to the United States—for now.

Moscow and Washington have turned a page from the Trump era.

The United States urgently wants to persuade its allies to turn away from digital autonomy.

The Western rush to replace oil has Gulf producers laughing all the way to the bank.

The rush to find a conspiracy around the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins is driven by narrative, not evidence.

Biden wants to focus on China. That’s a gift to Putin.

With expectations low in Moscow, the Kremlin is looking for limited deescalation.

It’s time for Yerevan to shift gears and work toward rapprochement with Ankara.

The mindset that helped fight the current pandemic is what gets us into situations like this in the first place.

The two leaders have much to discuss. Just don’t hold your breath for a breakthrough.

As Biden attends the summit, it’s worth asking whether this group—or other alliances of democracies—can really get anything done.

Geopolitical shifts have put a U.S.-Russian detente in the interest of much of Asia.