Trump’s Trade Wars Are Self-Defeating

Analysis Trump’s Trade Wars Are Self-Defeating The economic own goals are bad. The strategic backfires are worse. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. Shipping containers are organized at the Port of Houston Authority in Houston, Texas. Shipping containers are organized at the Port of Houston Authority in Houston, Texas,…

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Does Europe Need the Draft?

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Does Europe Need the Draft? Trump and Putin are causing a rethink over conscription policies. By Luke McGee, an Emmy Award-winning journalist covering European diplomacy. Finnish conscripts take part in military training at a firing range. Finnish conscripts take part in military training at a…

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America Is Its Own Worst Enemy

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. America Is Its Own Worst Enemy It’s not unprecedented for a powerful country to simply shoot itself in the foot. Walt-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist20Stephen M. Walt By Stephen M. Walt, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University….

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Trump vs. South Africa

Africa Brief Lagos-based Nosmot Gbadamosi reports from across Africa on what’s driving policy, economics, and culture in the world’s fastest-growing and youngest continent. Sign up for the latest news, expert analysis, and data insights. Delivered Wednesday. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive…

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DOGE Is Hacking America

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. DOGE Is Hacking America The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history. By Bruce Schneier, a security technologist and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Davi Ottenheimer, the vice president of trust and digital ethics at…

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