Donald Trump
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Americas
Turmoil in Europe’s Social Contract: America’s Contradiction Between Defense Autonomy and Backing the Far Right
While Washington demands European defense self-reliance, its simultaneous empowerment of far-right movements undermines the continent's capacity for collective action.
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Security & Defense
Trump’s Gamble to End the Iran War
Trump is betting that combining economic pressure with renewed military strikes will force Iran to capitulate and bring about a…
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Americas
Ukraine’s Awkward Position: Dependent on the U.S. and Powerless to Push Back Against Washington
Washington's explicit boundary-setting on aid and the White House's prioritization of energy deals with Russia have left Kyiv as a…
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Security & Defense
The End of Cost-Free Hegemony: Why the Domestic Foundations of U.S. Global Power Are Crumbling
The deep chasm between the military ambitions of Washington elites and the American public's refusal to pay the costs of…
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Americas
The Shift in the Democratic Party: Will the Midterms Change U.S. Policy Toward Israel?
An unprecedented decline in Israel's popularity among the American public and near-unanimous Democratic Senate opposition to Tel Aviv have laid…
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Americas
American Voters’ Anger Over the Iran War and Tariffs: Why the Midterms Won’t Bring Quick Change
Majorities of American citizens blame the Iran war and trade tariffs for high prices, but the structure of executive power…
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Americas
The White House’s Strategic Deadlock: Will the United States Attack Iran After the Midterms?
After nine months of inconclusive war, Donald Trump is caught between a high-risk escalation of military strikes against Iran and…
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Security & Defense
Canada and the Difficulty of Breaking Free from the United States
Canada is spending money to reduce its military dependence on the United States, but breaking away from Washington is proving…
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Americas
A Dozen Key Numbers That Explain the Fate of the US Midterm Elections
A 44 percent surge in gasoline prices following the war with Iran and Donald Trump’s slumping approval ratings have put…
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Americas
Washington Issues Futile Penalty Tickets While Staring at DeepSeek’s Taillights
New US government bans targeting the DeepSeek AI model have failed to slow China’s technological progress while constraining America’s own…