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Jacob Heilbrunn

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When Is Donald Trump’s Golden Age?

26.03.2026 7

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Ukraine Isn’t Done Defending Itself from Russia

19.12.2025 30

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Is MAGA Losing Steam?

01.12.2025 10

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Donald Trump Risks a Jimmy Carter Presidency

05.11.2025 7

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James Rubin Revives the Clinton Doctrine

29.10.2025 9

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Is the Special Relationship Under Strain?

22.09.2025 8

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The Franklin Fellowship’s Newest Acolyte

19.09.2025 10

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Can Washington Ban the Muslim Brotherhood?

How should the US balance democratic principles with the need to confront groups that shift between ballots and bombs? Calls to ban the Muslim...

20.08.2025 10

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The American Economy Is Paying for Trump’s Tariffs

30.07.2025 8

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Three Questions: Tariffs, Taxes, and TACO

14.07.2025 9

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Sorcerer’s Apprentice? American Politics from Buckley to Trump

26.06.2025 9

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After Bashing Donald Trump, What’s Next for Elon Musk?

06.06.2025 5

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Elon Musk’s “Big, Beautiful” Falling Out with Donald Trump

04.06.2025 8

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Donald Trump’s Middle East Visit Hints at Regional Revival 

15.05.2025 9

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What is Donald Trump’s Foreign Aid Plan?

10.05.2025 8

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Is Trump About to Achieve a Breakthrough with Iran?

08.05.2025 10

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Capitol Hill Event Honors Fight for Ukrainian Freedom

01.05.2025 7

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PODCAST: Diplomacy in the Crosshairs

25.04.2025 10

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Is Trump About to Abandon Ukraine?

24.04.2025 8

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Pentagon “Meltdown”: Will Donald Trump Dump Pete Hegseth?

21.04.2025 10

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Why Trump and Obama Are Battling over the Future of Harvard

15.04.2025 5

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Why Trump Retreated on Tariffs

10.04.2025 7

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Rand Paul Is Right to Oppose Trump’s Tariffs

07.04.2025 7

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Why is Vladimir Putin Encouraging Donald Trump’s Greenland Ambitions?

29.03.2025 10

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Trump’s Address: Confounds America, Appalls Europe

06.03.2025 9

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Germany’s Next Chancellor Inherits a Country in Crisis

There was nothing grandiose about the German election on Sunday, but it will more than likely result in a grand coalition. After waiting in the...

24.02.2025 10

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Can Germany Reorient Itself and Europe?

20.02.2025 10

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The Return Of Steve Bannon

12.02.2025 10

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100 Days of DOGE

07.02.2025 20

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A Bold Vision For Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East

28.01.2025 20

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Is Donald Trump a Great President?

Is Donald Trump a great president? That’s the question posed by John F. Harris in Politico, less in the spirit of endorsing Trump than suggesting...

24.01.2025 20

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Is Donald Trump a Great President?

21.01.2025 10

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