List of United States articles
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, on Oct. 11. Biden’s New National Security Strategy: A Lot of Trump, Very Little Obama
A renewed focus on great-power rivalry ratifies a sea change in U.S. thinking.
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John Kennedy Talking with Adlai Stevenson How JFK Sacrificed Adlai Stevenson and the Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The standoff 60 years ago has newfound relevance as Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to deploy nukes in Ukraine.
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference. Bernanke Won the Nobel, but Is His Bubble About to Burst?
We’re still living in the world he created. It may soon cost us.
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Xi and Putin walk side-by-side near a military honor guard. Russia and China Threats Are Not the Same
Not all adversaries are created equal, Team Biden says.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a gala event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 2. Kremlin Talking Points Are Back in the U.S. Debate
Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and midterm candidates are peddling Russian propaganda on Ukraine.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Hurricane Ian. Biden’s White House Finally Unveils Its National Security Strategy
Check Russia, fend off China, boost the middle class—the paper has everything, including some tensions.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden lectures at Sichuan University during his visit to Chengdu, China, on Aug. 21, 2011. Biden Is Now All-In on Taking Out China
The U.S. president has committed to rapid decoupling, whatever the consequences.
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A picture taken on March 18, 2008 shows Russian Topol missiles during a rehearsal for the nation's annual May 9 Victory Day parade, in Yushkovo, Russia. Can Vague U.S. Threats Deter Russia From Using Nukes?
Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Ukrainian territories raises the risk of nuclear confrontation, but it’s unclear whether Washington’s rhetoric will stop him.
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Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit Berkeley Modular, on September 23, 2022 in Northfleet, England. Why Governments Go Off the Rails
Even well-meaning leaders can make disastrous policy decisions.
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Photo illustration showing visual representations of dogecoin and bitcoin. The Urgent Case for a Digital Dollar
And why it has more to do with dogecoin than China.
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Micronesia President David Panuelo, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, U.S. President Joe Biden, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape find their places along with other leaders from the Pacific Islands region before taking a photograph on the North Portico of the White House September 29, 2022 in Washington. A Summit Can’t Fix America’s Pacific Islands Problems
They don’t just want a diplomatic deal; they want a reckoning with a history of abuse.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the groundbreaking of a new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility near New Albany, Ohio, on Sept. 9. What America’s Plan to Bring Home Technology Manufacturing Gets Wrong
Asia will remain central to U.S. supply chains, but the right policies could accelerate the shift from China to friendlier countries.
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A U.S. High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires during a military exercise. Why Arming Allies Is America’s Smartest, Safest Strategy
Russia’s war has exposed Washington’s reluctance to provide advanced arms as a dangerous misconception.
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U.S. President Joe Biden listens to remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 19. Russia’s Defeat Would Be America’s Problem
Victory in Ukraine could easily mean hubris in Washington.
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Peace activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and U.S. President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin on Jan. 29, 2021. The Crazy Logic of Brinksmanship Is Back
The West can only counter Putin’s nuclear threats with ruinous threats of its own.