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The Iranian Regime’s Dynamics Are Fooling Trump

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The Iran War Is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US

12.08.2026 20

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Trump’s Efforts to Sway Foreign Elections are Missing Something

05.08.2026 10

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Why Trump is Afraid of International Law

30.07.2026 20

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FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia trip

21.07.2026 20

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Israel and its backers try to save its reputation in the U.S.

17.07.2026 10

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Graham death leaves Israel with a DC void

14.07.2026 30

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Join the Abraham Accords? US allies scoff at Trump’s demand.

26.05.2026 20

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Cable: US-Polish troop fracas due partly to bad US messaging

22.05.2026 20

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Yes, Trump Might Really Attack Cuba

18.05.2026 30

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Trump Says He’s a Builder. His Peace Deals Are Far From Sturdy.

17.05.2026 30

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Pahlavi criticizes Trump for sending mixed signals on Iran

12.05.2026 20

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The biggest obstacle to an Iran deal may be Trump’s ego

06.05.2026 30

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So You Want to Negotiate with Iran ...

25.04.2026 30

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Iran war accelerates America’s breakup with the world

20.04.2026 30

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Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world

17.04.2026 90

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Trump Is Facing an Increasingly Defiant World

14.04.2026 60

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Why Marco Rubio Is Escaping the Brunt of Fury Over Iran

24.03.2026 40

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Memo lays out Trump’s squeeze on Cuban doctor program

13.03.2026 40

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Inside the Trump administration’s scramble to support its own war

05.03.2026 40

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Forget Regime Change. How About Behavior Change?

03.03.2026 50

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War in the Middle East

28.02.2026 60

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Why Iranians Are Increasingly Willing to Settle for Reza Pahlavi

24.02.2026 40

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The ‘Enigma’: Why JD Vance Befuddles the World

18.02.2026 40

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Don’t mention ‘Article 5,’ Finland warns US on Ukraine

05.02.2026 70

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Cables show Trump’s moves on Greenland rattled other nations

30.01.2026 90

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The State Department’s secret playbook for using sports to advance Trump’s agenda

18.01.2026 40

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How to be a Latin American Dictator Trump Ignores

14.01.2026 70

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Trump Offers Venezuela a Fork in the Road

05.01.2026 40

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Trump’s son suggests president may walk away from Ukraine

08.12.2025 150

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Trump’s Domestic Struggles are Making Foreign Leaders Nervous

08.12.2025 80

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Trump reveals what he wants for the world

06.12.2025 40

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Trump’s Don’t-Call-it-a-‘Day-After’ Plan for Venezuela

16.11.2025 70

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With Every Boat Strike, Trump Exploits a Power Asymmetry

29.10.2025 40

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Trump Has a Different Plan to Oust Maduro This Time Around

12.10.2025 40

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The Trump Gaza Plan Could Work, With or Without Hamas

05.10.2025 50

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Some Biden Aides are Shifting Their Tune on Israel

25.09.2025 40

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Trump to the World: Do as I Say

25.09.2025 50

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Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say

22.09.2025 50

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‘The Bar for Success is Negative’: Claudia Sheinbaum’s Approach to Trump is a Warning Sign

01.09.2025 50

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The ‘Big Tactical Error’ in the Russia-Ukraine Negotiations

22.08.2025 40

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The Existential Meets the Absurd in Latest Ukraine Talks

20.08.2025 50

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Trump Wants to Destroy the Drug Cartels. He May Strengthen Them Instead.

13.08.2025 50

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Pay Attention to the War of the Words in Gaza

30.07.2025 40

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Inside the Dysfunction at Rubio's Shrunken National Security Council

02.07.2025 30

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Trump’s Iran Strikes are Upending Our Sense of What Kind of President He Is

23.06.2025 50

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State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants

19.06.2025 50

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What’s Israel’s Endgame?

14.06.2025 60

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Stop Asking How To Make Putin Walk Away From Ukraine. It's the Wrong Question.

06.06.2025 40

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