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Can Ships in the Gulf Take Trump at His Word?
Amid the uncertainty of Trump’s deal, how will ships decide when to leave the Persian Gulf? 
Elon Musk and the Rise of Space Capitalism
The United States is racing ahead where Europe, China, and India struggle.
Myanmar Is What Happens When China Fills a Vacuum
Financing foreign elections is a curious habit for a one-party state.
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Where Neoliberalism Went Wrong
The virtues it extolled—cosmopolitanism and competition—led to its demise.
Is Trans-Atlanticism Really Done?
As an ideology, it’s over. But the relationship is not.
Asia-Pacific
Why Trump’s Pentagon Abandoned ‘Indo-Pacific’
China
Missile Defense Worked Against Iran. It Might Not Work Against China.
Europe
NATO’s Digital Back End Could Fall Apart Without Change
Middle East & Africa
Israel Has a Plan to Keep Calling Its Own Shots
Americas
How to Say No to an Imperial President
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A tank of the North Vietnamese Army smashes in the gate of the South Vietnamese presidential palace, in Saigon. -
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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on April 6. -
On a light blue background, an image of a map torn in two, with a cutout of the United States flag on the left, and the flag for the European Union on the right.
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An illustration of a soccer ball wireframe structure resting on a plain, light beige surface. Several of the hexagonal and pentagonal panels are covered with the stars-and-stripes design of the American flag, while other panels have fallen off and are scattered on the ground around the base of the ball, leaving the metal frame partially exposed. How Soccer Became ‘Un-American’
The sport is a marker of a particular relationship to the wider world.
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A Soviet propaganda poster featuring the profile portraits of four bearded and mustached men, aligned in a diagonal row from left to right, looking toward the right against a dark red backdrop. Below them, a large, diverse crowd of people in various traditional and working-class outfits march forward, carrying several large, waving red flags with Cyrillic text. At the very bottom, a bold banner displays a line of red Cyrillic text on a white background.
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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 with Donald Trump listening as Marco Rubio leans in with a hand cupped to whisper in Trump's ear. Around the circular images are headshots of four men and one woman. -
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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A man in a blue suit and white dress shirt kicks a soccer ball mid-air on a green grass field. In the background, a referee in a yellow shirt, a young boy in a red uniform, and another player in a red kit look on, alongside bystanders standing near a red tent and net structures. When the Beautiful Game Meets the Ugliest Ego
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