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Broken Promises and Their Consequences March 04, 2025

More than three decades after the Cold War ended, the United States continues to treat Russia as an existential enemy rather than a potential partner. This hostility, deeply embedded in Washington’s foreign policy establishment, is not just ideologic...

Zelensky on Gilligan’s Island March 04, 2025

In the 1960’s television series Gilligan’s Island, Gilligan was always telling rivals they were both right. The joke was the impossibility of that outcome. By contrast, in the Trump-Zelenskyy showdown, both are right. And wrong.As often is true with ...

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The First Contours of the Trump World Order March 04, 2025

Friday’s Oval Office meeting between US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was unprecedented, and not in a good way, for the United States, Ukraine, Europe’s future, and America’s global credi...

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Trump’s China Policy: A Complete Unknown? March 04, 2025

Only one month in, the foreign policy moves of the Trump Administration in Europe, the Middle East, and North America indicate that radical, tumultuous change, marked most notably by major reversals in long-standing U.S. stances, could be the norm ov...

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Trump Threatens To Lose Patience as Europeans Float Proposals March 03, 2025

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Mexico’s Star Economy Dreams Crumble Under Trump’s Tariff Threats March 03, 2025

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China’s Trade Dominance in South America Tempers Trump’s Influence March 03, 2025

Guyana Says Venezuelan Vessel Entered Oil Block In Guyanese Waters March 03, 2025

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Trump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel March 03, 2025

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Honda To Produce Next Civic in Indiana, Not Mexico, Due to Tariffs March 03, 2025

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Ukraine Has Become a Casualty of America’s Culture War March 03, 2025

It was less a diplomatic summit than a televised takedown. ‘Great television’, Donald Trump grinned at the end. Volodymyr Zelensky, who had come to the White House seeking American backing for a minerals deal and tolerable terms of peace, didn’t just...

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African Democracy Is in Retreat March 03, 2025

When the Soviet Union collapsed nearly a quarter-century ago, it led to triumphalism about the "end of history" and the ultimate victory of liberal democracy over other forms of government. Since then, it's been a difficult couple of decades for glob...

Africa

China Could Build an 'Island Chain' Around America March 03, 2025

Mounting a standing presence in America’s backyard could pay handsome returns on a modest Chinese investment. ...

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The Roots of Trump’s Realpolitik March 03, 2025

President Trump’s attempt to end the war in Ukraine has enraged liberal internationalists on both sides of the Atlantic. Dealing directly with the Kremlin and going over the heads of America’s European allies, publicly belittling Ukraine and its lead...

Europe Wants to be the World’s Speech Police March 03, 2025

The greatest threat to Europe isn’t China, Russia, or some other external actor; it’s “the retreat of Europe from… fundamental values” like the freedom of speech.That was Vice President Vance’s warning to European leaders at the 2025 Munich Security ...

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Play Your Cards Right March 03, 2025

Washington isn’t Las Vegas, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the nation’s capital last week to throw the dice, to gamble that he could win unlimited funds, weapons, and, yes, even American troops. He played and lost. Zelensky woul...

Trump, Vance, and the New New World Order March 01, 2025

The postwar order built on Roosevelt’s naive trust in Stalin and sustained by America’s costly global interventions now teeters on the edge of irrelevance. ...

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The Path to Maximum Pressure Against Iran March 01, 2025

“We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Feb. 14. “If we get [Iran] back to Trump 1.0 levels, I think they will be in severe economic distress,” he...

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Canada May Be on Track for Its Worst Wildfire Season Ever June 12, 2023

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China Has Used Cuba as Spy Base for Years, U.S. Official Says June 12, 2023

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Biden To Host Outgoing NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg June 12, 2023

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