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Why are pro-Palestinian activists suddenly so quiet?

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Patricia Lopez

Without America, ‘the West’ will splinter, wither and die

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Andreas Kluth And James Gibney

American democracy will weather the Trumpist storm

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Satoshi Machidori

As Ukraine endgame intensifies, don’t forget Taiwan

As Ukraine endgame intensifies, don’t forget Taiwan

While all eyes are focused on the end game of the war in Ukraine, let’s not forget the tinderbox in East Asia. On Feb. 14, the commander of United...

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Edo Naito

Far right lurks in the shadow of Germany's coalition dilemma

Far right lurks in the shadow of Germany's coalition dilemma

In the aftermath of Sunday’s election in Germany, the political landscape resembles a hall of mirrors: Every reflection reveals a paradox. The...

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Thomas O. Falk

Germany needs an economic miracle. Merz's odds don’t look good.

Germany needs an economic miracle. Merz's odds don’t look good.

The victory of conservative candidate Friedrich Merz in Sunday’s German election has raised hopes that this 69-year-old former corporate lawyer...

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Chris Bryant

Something is rotten in Canada

Something is rotten in Canada

Judging by the way U.S. President Donald Trump talks about America’s growing trade deficit with Canada, it’s hard not to come away thinking that...

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Robert Burgess

U.S. defense spending demands could transform global security

U.S. defense spending demands could transform global security

It’s sad. Less than three years ago, Japanese politicians and strategists were walking on air after then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced...

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Brad Glosserman

Ukraine is just a pawn in a Russian reset

Ukraine is just a pawn in a Russian reset

We need to re-imagine Donald Trump’s approach to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine by turning that proposition on its head. What he’s negotiating is a...

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Marc Champion

Will Expo 2025 in Osaka be a success?

Will Expo 2025 in Osaka be a success?

This year will be an important one for Osaka: Japan’s second city will host the World Expo, which is set to open for six months on April 13. It is...

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Maximilien Xavier Rehm

Men, media and MAGA deepen South Korea’s split

Men, media and MAGA deepen South Korea’s split

South Korea is increasingly polarized, not just because of the protracted strife between its parties but the pull factor of elements that lie...

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Abhishek Sharma

Who will speak for the trees?

Who will speak for the trees?

The oldest living things matter to the world in ways nobody understood a few decades ago. A slew of scientific discoveries shows why we should...

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F.d. Flam

Ukraine can survive with the ‘least worst’ peace deal

Ukraine can survive with the ‘least worst’ peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours like he promised, but his team took a first step last week, meeting with...

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James Stavridis

Mr. President, foreign aid does put America first

Mr. President, foreign aid does put America first

U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were entirely right that America’s aid programs merited scrutiny and reform. Yet so far what these 2...

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Nicholas Kristof

The age of multipolarization

The age of multipolarization

It has become a truism of foreign-policy debates nowadays that the world is at the dawn of a multipolar era. Whether such an international order...

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Tobias Bunde And Sophie Eisentraut