When reports emerged that the U.S. ousted Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, a familiar assumption quickly took hold about another longtime foe of Washington. If the U.S. could engineer the extraction…
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First, the good news, at least for those who fear Maduro’s capture will create a power vacuum that can only be filled with violence. The apparent ease with which U.S.…
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For all of 2025, the Europeans had a single goal when it came to the Trump Administration: keep the U.S. invested in European security, in Ukraine, and in NATO. That…
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2026 is a tipping point year. That’s not because we should expect a coming confrontation between the two biggest powers, the U.S. and China. Nor are tensions between the U.S.…
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Violent conflicts have been erupting at a brisk frequency, getting bloodier, and more protracted. In the past year alone, we witnessed pitiless fighting in Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti, the…
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Dear European friends, I understand the change in our relationship is nearly incomprehensible. Your ancestors helped found the U.S. 250 years ago. Many of our nations fought shoulder to shoulder…