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French President Emmanuel Macron and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan acknowledge the crowd after an event in Gyumri, Armenia, on May 5. Can Armenia’s Democracy Prevail?
Unconditional Western support for the incumbent prime minister could backfire.
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An armed Israeli soldier stands guard near children standing by closed shop doors. Three Concrete Steps to Advance Palestinian Freedom
Legal reform and structural change may lack flair, but they can improve the situation on the ground.
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Iranian women watch the Si-o-Se Pol bridge on the Zayandeh River in Isfahan, Iran, on July 13, 2002. The World Keeps Asking Iran the Wrong Question
Even before the Islamic Republic, the country has always wanted the same thing.
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A view of a street in Tehran, Iran, on May 12. The Myth of Zero Enrichment
Tehran regards Washington’s demand as tantamount to unconditional surrender, but there may yet be a way forward.
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A still image from the “AI Iran” YouTube channel, captured on May 18. Iran Is Winning the Vibe War
Disinformation experts need a new framework in the era of AI slop.
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President Trump frowning slightly against a clear blue sky with an American flag out of focus behind him. Iran Could Be Trump’s Greatest Failure
A lot of things have gone horribly wrong—and it’s not over yet.
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Flags of Israel and Somaliland fly alongside each other at the entrance to a fruit farm between the capital city of Hargeisa and Port city of Berbera in Somaliland on February 19. The Gulf’s African Aftershocks
How the Iran war is deepening proxy conflicts around the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.
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A woman is seen from behind with her neck craned to look at a large screen affixed to a four-story building with big windows. On the screen, Trump and Xi stand side by side and shake hands. Trump’s China Pragmatism Is Welcome
Rivalry with Beijing is inevitable. Economic rupture would be disastrous.
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A midwife in a white uniform with an orange belt sits outdoors, leaning forward to examine a newborn baby held by a woman in a yellow shirt and colorful patterned skirt. They are seated in a sunlit, dirt clearing surrounded by trees and a traditional thatched-roof building in the background. There Is a Solution to the Global Health Care Crisis
Cuts in foreign aid have been devastating. Countries have a window to step in and craft plans for success.
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A man walks past a mural depicting a football and a flag of Curaçao in Willemstad, Curaçao, on April 10. The 156,000 and the 1.4 Billion
What Curaçao figured out about World Cup soccer that India still hasn’t.
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A man reads his newspaper in front a map of Africa at the Place du Souvenir Africain, in Dakar, on January 27, 2016. The Bureaucratic Tax on Africa Policy
How Washington bargains away its Africa strategy to other regions.
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Netanyahu and Orban stand side by side as they shake hands and smile toward an out-of-focus seated audience in the foreground. Behind them are a podium with the Israeli state emblem as well as Israeli and Hungarian flags. Both men are wearing suits and ties. Hungary’s Power Shift Opens Door for EU Sanctions on Israel
Freed from Viktor Orban’s veto, the bloc should expand its actions against Israeli encroachment in the West Bank.
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Rubio, Hamadeh, and Issa stand behind Trump's desk in the Oval Office while Trump speaks with his hands clasped on the desk's surface. All three of the standing officials wear smiles of various sizes, and Issa brandishes a hat toward Trump. Trump’s Lebanon Negotiations Are Breaking the Country
Rather than acting as a good-faith mediator, Trump is humiliating the Lebanese government.
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U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on May 11. What Makes Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy So Alarming
Most worrisome are the terrorist threats missing from the document.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he prepares to leave the Élysée presidential palace in Paris on April 17, following an international summit on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Why Keir Starmer Will Fall
The British prime minister’s timid reign will serve as a how-not-to guide in the exercise of power.
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