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Will the United States Attack Iran?
Tehran is threatening to “regionalize the war” if Washington uses force. 
Beyond Blocs
Europe and China will not align nor compete, but selectively cooperate
Why Keir Starmer Is on the Brink
The Labour Party’s decades of backbiting and pettiness have collapsed on it.
Trump’s Trade Policy Is Teaching Partners Washington Can’t Be Trusted
From South Korea to Canada, allies are hedging their bets.
Asia-Pacific
How Surging Nationalism Could Shape Thailand’s Election
China
The Real Risk After New START Isn’t Arms Racing
Europe
Who Killed the Liberal International Order?
Middle East & Africa
Managed Deprivation in Gaza
Americas
The United States’ 250th Birthday Has Become a Test for the Nation
The World-Minus-One Moment
Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.
Can China Replace an Absent America in the Climate Fight?
Beijing never bought the argument that reducing emissions would cause economic harm.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a speech during the European People’s Party congress in Valencia, Spain, on April 30, 2025. -
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A painting shows soldiers in red coats gathered around a fallen general on a battlefield. A shirtless Indigenous man kneels at left, his chin resting on his hand as he watches. A British flag is behind the scene with more figures engaged in a battle and ships on the horizon. How the British Empire Chose Canada Over Guadeloupe
London won the spoils of war from France—and lost the United States.
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Hitler looks out on a snowy scene at the Olympics, including a man holding an American flag and members of the crowd giving the salute.
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Donald Trump is sett through an opening as he sits at a desk. Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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An illustration of a large bald eagle perched atop small shipping containers with the flag of Venezuela draped over them, surrounded by oil barrels, soldiers, a fighter jet, a warship, and an oil rig. They are set against an icy landscape and a blue, cloudy sky. -
A military vehicle flies a U.S. flag from a hill overlooking a tall border fence with brush in the foreground.
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An photo collage illustration shows Donald Trump pointing toward buildings with case falling around them. Semiconductor chips also make up the scene. Red bars overlay the cream-colored background behind the photos. -
A picture taken in Goma, on July 25, 2022 shows fire set by protesters burning in front of United Nations Mission for the Stabilisation of Congo (MONUSCO) Headquarters. -
A photo collage illustration shows the back of President Donald Trump in front of three track hurdles. Behind the hurdles are a stack of shipping containers, soccer stadiums and a passport, and a voter in a U.S.-flagged voting booth.
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The Middle East Has Two New Rival Teams
The competition between Abrahamic and Islamic coalitions is reshaping the region.
Trump’s Board of Peace Cracks the BRICS Wall
The myth of a global south resisting U.S. hegemony melted away in Davos.
As Generals Fall, Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Is Eating Itself
With childhood friends and top leaders in the firing line, the system is frozen with fear.
Ukraine’s Answer Might Be Kosovo
A peace plan from the Balkans could solve the hardest negotiations with Russia.
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An aerial view of an oil pipeline passing over a blue and icy river. How the U.S. Forgot It Was an Arctic Nation
The story of how Washington neglected the Arctic—until Trump 2.0.
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The book cover for Blank Space by W. David Marx
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The book cover for King of Kings by Scott Anderson.
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A drawn illustration of a Trump whirlwind on a red background 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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An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.
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