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Trump’s Wounded Presidency Turns to 2 Unresolved Wars

Trump’s Wounded Presidency Turns to 2 Unresolved Wars

After last week’s stunning political defeat at home, the Trump administration is looking for new ways to settle the disastrous wars in Ukraine and...

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Trump’s wounded presidency turns to two unresolved wars

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America’s Rejection of Trump and the GOP Was Broad and Deep

America’s Rejection of Trump and the GOP Was Broad and Deep

U.S. Midterm Elections Analysis and arguments. Mathematics has a branch called “catastrophe theory,” which analyzes how mounting pressure can lead...

04.11.2026 10

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America’s rejection of Trump and the GOP was broad and deep

03.11.2026 10

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She was shunned after her rape. She went on to help 33,000 others.

She was shunned after her rape. She went on to help 33,000 others.
03.11.2026 20

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The White House Sees an Iranian Hard-Liner as the Best Hope for Peace

The White House Sees an Iranian Hard-Liner as the Best Hope for Peace

As the risk of renewed conflict with Iran increases, Vice President JD Vance has messaged the top hard-line leader in Tehran saying that he’s ready...

30.10.2026 10

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The White House sees an Iranian hard-liner as the best hope for peace

29.10.2026 10

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The U.S. is winning the AI race but missing an important strategy

28.10.2026 10

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The U.S. Is Winning the AI Race but Losing on Safety

The U.S. Is Winning the AI Race but Losing on Safety

We should think about artificial intelligence safety as a race against time. Nobody knows what dangers the technology might bring. But by the time the...

28.10.2026 10

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Iran war fever is rising again. The battlespace has changed.

23.10.2026 10

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Vladimir Putin is in the hot seat now

21.10.2026 20

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The U.S. Is Pushing for Ukraine Peace Talks. Is Putin Interested?

Foreign & Public Diplomacy As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. and European officials Tuesday in Oslo on Oct. 20 to discuss...

21.10.2026 30

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The world will soon know who is stalling the Ukraine peace talks

21.10.2026 30

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Trump’s Election Meddling Lies Mostly in Ruins

For the past year, President Donald Trump has been waging a multifront campaign to rewrite the rules for the 2026 midterm elections and avoid a GOP...

15.10.2026 30

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Three weeks out, Trump’s election meddling lies mostly in ruins

15.10.2026 20

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The Plan to End the Ukraine War

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. Maybe it’s a measure of Ukraine’s wartime...

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‘Make the problem and the solution bigger’: The plan to end the Ukraine war

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The Good, Bad, and Dangerous in Hegseth’s Pentagon Overhaul

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is at war. The enemy, for better or worse, is the U.S. military leadership and its traditional structure for...

02.10.2026 30

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The good, bad and dangerous in Hegseth’s Pentagon overhaul

01.10.2026 30

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Autocrats Are Not as Immovable as They Seem

We seem to be living in the age of the autocrats, where Presidents Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin bestride the globe. The gathering this...

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The twilight of an autocratic age

22.09.2026 40

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Can Washington accept yes from the AI giants?

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Why Washington Should Work With AI Giants

Science and Technology Should we worry about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence? Of course we should. But a greater worry for me right now...

17.09.2026 20

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When the rogue agents become superintelligent

10.09.2026 30

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Jerome Powell’s 4 Rules for Surviving Trump

Why was former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell able to stand up to President Donald Trump when so many others capitulated—and what are the...

08.09.2026 30

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How to survive Trump? Jerome Powell mastered four rules.

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Washington’s Absence Is Inviting the War Europe Fears Most

Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. Here’s the scenario of a war game played Monday by a group of current members of...

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America’s absence is inviting the war Europe fears most

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How the Greenland standoff pushed Europe to prep for war with the U.S.

23.07.2026 50

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Trump’s support for Lebanon is worth cheering

21.07.2026 40

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Thank You, Mr. President, for Fact-Checking Yourself

When President Donald Trump delivered his television tirade Thursday night about “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure” and a...

20.07.2026 40

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Thank you, Mr. President, for fact-checking yourself

19.07.2026 50

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Trump Pushed the Reset Button. This is ‘Iran Fiasco 2.0.’

Three words of advice for President Donald Trump as he tries to extricate himself from the mess of the Iran war: Just stop talking. Let America’s...

15.07.2026 60

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Trump pushed the reset button. This is ‘Iran Fiasco 2.0.’

15.07.2026 60

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Europe Braces for a Russian Provocation

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07.07.2026 40

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Europe braces for a Russian provocation

06.07.2026 60

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A toast to America at 250, glowing and decaying all at once

02.07.2026 90

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A Toast to America at 250, Glowing and Decaying All at Once

Welcome to FP Free Week. To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, our entire site is completely unlocked this week only. Enjoy the article. “Shine,...

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Israel and Iran Should Both Leave Lebanon

In 1983, I wrote an article for Foreign Affairs magazine with the comically naive title, “How to Rebuild Lebanon.” The task seemed obvious: The...

25.06.2026 60

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A punching bag. ‘A graveyard.’ A new temptation for Trump.

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Here’s how to tell if Trump’s threadbare Iran deal is holding

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How the Trump Administration Built Its Exit Ramp in Iran

Listening to U.S. and Arab negotiators recount inside details of their long, zigzag bargaining with Iran over the past five months, I have the sense...

16.06.2026 50

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How the Trump administration built its exit ramp in Iran

15.06.2026 50

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Why Trump and Putin can’t escape their mistakes

11.06.2026 50

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Trump and Putin’s Forever Wars

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11.06.2026 70

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What Trump’s Spy Chief Pick Signals

“The Acting Director of Political Retribution.” Sadly, that might be the best shorthand title for the official chosen Tuesday to oversee the...

04.06.2026 40

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Loyal, vengeful and with no experience? Meet your new spy chief.

04.06.2026 60

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Trump’s Iran exit ramp is a long shot. He doesn’t have a better option.

24.05.2026 50

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The Trump-Xi narrative isn’t true. America keeps falling uphill.

21.05.2026 100

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Harvard has a defense-tech incubator. Pete Hegseth should visit it.

14.05.2026 60

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