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The Trump-Putin Summit Could Actually Be Helpful
There are scenarios in which the meeting might act as a bridge to a peace process. 
The Time for a Paradigm Shift Is Now
Former Iranian foreign minister outlines path for diplomacy.
Haiti Taps New Interim Leader
The country avoided a gang-backed government takeover last week, but security remains tenuous.
Asia & the Pacific
India Won’t Abandon Russia
China
A New Chapter in the U.S.-China Chip Trade
Middle East & Africa
Netanyahu Is Getting What He Wants
Europe
How Europe’s Future Hinges on Defense
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The Risks of the Trump-Putin Summit
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Why Everyone in Washington Is a ‘Realist’ Now
What’s emerging is not yet a new consensus. But neither is it as incoherent as current rhetoric would have you believe.
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Updates: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
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The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming
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What’s emerging is not yet a new consensus. But neither is it as incoherent as current rhetoric would have you believe.
Meet the New Middle East, Same as the Old Middle East
Everything has changed in the region, and nothing is different.
The Mother of All Currency Crises Is on the Horizon
Think the 1990s Asian economic crisis—just on a far larger scale.
The Most Successful CIA Operation You’ve Never Heard of
How the agency’s program to circulate banned books helped take down the Iron Curtain.
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Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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