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Jan 23, 2026
Options range from targeted tariffs to selling off U.S. debt—but they're risky.
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Jan 23, 2026
Trilateral discussions among Russia, Ukraine, and the United States show little sign of compromise from Moscow.
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Jan 23, 2026
A 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia offers a key to understanding how Trump's adventurism plays out.
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Jan 23, 2026
The next round could be bigger and uglier than last year's 12-day war.
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Jan 23, 2026
Test yourself on the week of Jan. 17: Trump threatens Europe, the World Economic Forum begins, and China's demographic slide continues.
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Jan 23, 2026
Blaise Metreweli is revamping the legendary MI6 for an era of conflict in Europe.
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Jan 23, 2026
A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower.
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Jan 23, 2026
From the ashes of communism emerged a corrupt, nihilistic, and warmongering elite.
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Jan 23, 2026
The politics of rebuilding in a city of memories.
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Jan 23, 2026
Saretta Morgan's poems speak the language of the Southwest's deserts.
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Jan 23, 2026
Nobody should be surprised at how the world is reacting to Donald Trump's threats.
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Jan 23, 2026
U.S. aggression is nothing new for the region.
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Jan 23, 2026
Extending the nuclear treaty is not about trust—it's about pragmatism.
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Jan 22, 2026
Donald Trump's dangerous fixation with imperial aesthetics.
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Jan 22, 2026
With nearly 25 countries already signed on, critics fear that the new body could challenge the United Nations' authority.
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Jan 22, 2026
The Canadian leader's Davos speech is a masterclass in realism—and an overdue admission of hypocrisy.
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Jan 22, 2026
Trump's "Board of Peace" is neither an alternative to the U.N. nor a harmless vanity project but a threat to international cooperation.
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Jan 22, 2026
The U.S. president followed up a concerning speech with a confusing announcement.
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Jan 22, 2026
Trump's Greenland spectacle has liberal-minded Americans rooting for the other guy.
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Jan 22, 2026
The commentariat persists in misrepresenting the U.S. president and his actions.
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Jan 22, 2026
Economy Minister Nir Barkat: "We'll do better business in places that want us."
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Jan 22, 2026
Nearly one year on, one of the biggest U.S. defense proposals remains little more than a concept.
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Jan 21, 2026
The Islamic Republic was built to withstand sustained unrest.
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Jan 21, 2026
The U.S. president said he and the NATO secretary-general "formed the framework of a future deal" but provided few details.
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Jan 21, 2026
As the United States blusters and threatens, European leaders are making tough choices.
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Jan 21, 2026
An infrastructure project between Afghanistan, Iran, and India gets caught in Trump's crosshairs—again.
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Jan 21, 2026
Firing central bank governors may prove to be a red line.
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Jan 21, 2026
The Kremlin may be using Africans as suicide bombers in Ukraine, reports suggest.
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Jan 21, 2026
The continent is finally showing some strategic resolve. Will it last?
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Jan 21, 2026
Lawmakers opted against using the power of the purse to forbid forcible annexation of Greenland.
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Jan 21, 2026
U.S. president toys with NATO leaders in call for "immediate negotiations to discuss the acquisition of Greenland."
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Jan 21, 2026
Trump follows Greenland threats by announcing a "future deal," while Canada's prime minister describes it all as a "rupture in the world order."
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Jan 21, 2026
In his speech in Davos, Trump asked for the territory and said only the United States could defend it.
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Jan 21, 2026
Delcy Rodríguez is the latest spare politician to be thrust into a top job.
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Jan 21, 2026
Read Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's forceful speech at Davos rebuking Trump's world order.
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Jan 21, 2026
Washington can intervene militarily, but any regime change strategy needs to start in Iran itself.
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Jan 21, 2026
The answer is global—and has big implications for U.S. policy.
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Jan 21, 2026
Beijing's response to the latest agreement was predictably spiky.
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Jan 20, 2026
From tariffs to text threats, U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing down.
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Jan 20, 2026
For all its risks, Beijing has become a more predictable partner than the United States under Trump.
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Jan 20, 2026
Washington's record of failed intervention offers an obvious lesson. Trump should heed it.
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Jan 20, 2026
Beijing sees a supreme U.S. military—and draws lessons for gaming Washington.
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Jan 20, 2026
There is little justification for taking Venezuelan oil or Greenlandic minerals, but the U.S. leader insists.
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Jan 20, 2026
The ambiguous meaning of Israel's new yellow line.
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Jan 19, 2026
Manila takes over the ASEAN chair in what could be a make-or-break year for the bloc.
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Jan 19, 2026
Beijing's saber-rattling conceals the real possibility of a loss.
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Jan 19, 2026
Trump has shown how democracy can be neutralized without being destroyed.
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Jan 19, 2026
Then as now, big stick diplomacy will lead to costly cycles of intervention and retrenchment.
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Jan 19, 2026
One of the most misunderstood concepts of international politics is back with a force.
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Jan 16, 2026
Rights groups denounce internet blackouts, violent clashes, and arbitrary arrests by security forces.
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Jan 16, 2026
How Reza Pahlavi went from teenaged exile to symbol of his country's future.
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Jan 16, 2026
A plunge in exchange rates triggered the huge protests.
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Jan 16, 2026
Why Washington keeps encouraging foreign uprisings—and then walking away.
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Jan 16, 2026
From a contemplative documentary to a swashbuckling biopic, these films lend a sense of humanity to the present crisis.
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Jan 16, 2026
An adaptation of "The Master and Margarita" has become a smash hit—despite Moscow's attempts to sink it.
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Jan 16, 2026
How a hypothetical scenario started a global movement—and exposed the limits of moral theory.
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Jan 16, 2026
How Alaskans are navigating the Trump administration's critical mineral drive.
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Jan 16, 2026
After killing thousands of protesters, Tehran has no reason to back down.
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Jan 16, 2026
Geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer on Trump's foreign policy ideology—and how the world is adapting to it.
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Jan 16, 2026
Maduro's removal is a familiar story, and one that doesn't end well.
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Jan 16, 2026
From Russia-Ukraine to the U.S. midterms, Trump faces a bumpier year at home and abroad.
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Jan 16, 2026
Renewed attacks pose a continuing challenge for Europe at a difficult moment.
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Jan 16, 2026
The U.S. president has his sights on the island. But it's a very different case from Venezuela.
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Jan 15, 2026
As Trump doubles down on Greenland, Europe doubles down on Europe.
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Jan 15, 2026
Trump said the killing has stopped, but a lot is up in the air.
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Jan 15, 2026
Deploying troops to the island signals European unity in the face of the White House's belligerence.
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Jan 15, 2026
Senate Republicans successfully used a controversial procedural tactic to strip a war powers resolution of its privileged status.
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Jan 15, 2026
A new annual strategy document would streamline spending and signal seriousness to allies.
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Jan 15, 2026
Believing that the clerical regime could be pragmatic was a mistake.
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Jan 15, 2026
The euro just gained its 21st member despite Moscow's attempts at sabotage.
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Jan 15, 2026
Competing spheres of influence will not provide the stability their supporters expect.
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Jan 14, 2026
How Islamabad is capitalizing on the current geopolitical moment.
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Jan 14, 2026
Moscow is providing the military equipment and internet technology that Tehran is deploying against protesters.
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Jan 14, 2026
As the death toll climbs, it remains unclear whether Tehran will bow to the White House's warnings.
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Jan 14, 2026
Trump is escalating his immigration crackdown as he gears up for a second year back in office.
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Jan 14, 2026
Grok is being used to make abusive and illegal images.
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Jan 14, 2026
The Christmas attack did not target the Islamic State, observers say.
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Jan 14, 2026
As the United States pursues gunboat diplomacy, Europe and South America are choosing cooperation instead.
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Jan 14, 2026
Many of those living under the rule of the M23 militia prefer to keep it that way.
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Jan 14, 2026
Trump has threatened strikes in support of anti-regime protesters.
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Jan 14, 2026
Trump has threatened strikes in support of anti-regime protesters.
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Jan 14, 2026
The companies and sectors where the U.S. president has taken a government stake.
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Jan 14, 2026
Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.
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Jan 14, 2026
The revolution in U.S. foreign policy will lead to a much less stable world.
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Jan 14, 2026
Multilateral cooperation will struggle to survive in Washington's absence.
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Jan 14, 2026
The Lebanese Armed Forces have made progress on disarmament—but Israel is thinking of finishing the job.
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Jan 13, 2026
The White House's aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.
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Jan 13, 2026
Trump's absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.
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Jan 13, 2026
But Seoul's unwillingness to take a side may deny Takaichi the win she wants.
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Jan 13, 2026
History is shaping, and constraining, the bid to revive French military culture.
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Jan 13, 2026
The U.S. government is adopting dangerous language to justify unlawful killing.
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Jan 13, 2026
The spending bill is a mix of rebuttal and acceptance of Trump's efforts to overhaul the foreign affairs bureaucracy.
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Jan 13, 2026
How the Islamic Republic's repressive tactics stack up against regimes around the world.
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Jan 13, 2026
And they will likely play an even bigger role in 2026.
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Jan 13, 2026
Former Trump official Matthew Kroenig explains why he thinks the White House made the right call in capturing Nicolás Maduro.
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Jan 13, 2026
Further restrictions would almost certainly help the military as it consolidates power.
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Jan 13, 2026
Mass demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic's government could turn brutal in the year ahead.
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Jan 12, 2026
"We are not looking for war, but we are prepared for war," Iran's foreign minister warned.
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Jan 12, 2026
The U.S. government wants the power of war without the rights of prisoners.
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Jan 12, 2026
Oman's new(ish) sultan doesn't do spectacle. He does spreadsheets. And it's working.
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