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America’s Problem With Diplomacy Predates Trump

America’s Problem With Diplomacy Predates Trump

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Emma Ashford

Sing, O Muse, of the Rage of Donald Trump!

Sing, O Muse, of the Rage of Donald Trump!

Sing, O Muse, of the rage of Donald Trump, twice-elected, much valorized by his cabinet, much despised by his foes. Sing of his fleets and his planes...

06.04.2026 10

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Emma Ashford

A Better Trans-Atlantic Relationship Is Entirely Possible

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22.03.2026 10

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Trump Is Betraying His Base By Waging War on Iran

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01.03.2026 7

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Emma Ashford

Trump Is Betraying His Base By Waging War on Iran

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01.03.2026 10

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Emma Ashford

Arms Control Was Once Trump’s Signature Issue

In 1984, a young, suave Donald Trump, rising to prominence as a New York real estate magnate, was profiled by the Washington Post. Though the...

13.02.2026 10

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Emma Ashford

How Realistic Is Carney’s Call to Action?

30.01.2026 40

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Emma Ashford

Venezuela Might Be Where Trump’s Luck Runs Out

05.01.2026 10

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Emma Ashford

Donald Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela

27.11.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan Is a Step Forward

24.11.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Making Multipolarity Work

How America Should Navigate a New Global Order

04.11.2025 30

Foreign Affairs

Emma Ashford

A Nostalgic Read for Foreign Policy Elites

28.10.2025 9

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Emma Ashford

Passing the Baton in Europe

22.08.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

The Trump-Putin Summit Could Actually Be Helpful

14.08.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

The Trump-Putin Summit Could Actually Be Helpful

14.08.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

What Was the Tipping Point on Gaza?

11.08.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

If Trump Is Neither Hawk nor Dove, What Is He?

14.07.2025 30

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Emma Ashford

Trump Lacks the Patience for Peace

20.06.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Trump’s Choice on Iran

03.06.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Trump Isn’t Following the Script on Israel

14.05.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos

24.04.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Over and Out

04.04.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

What You Gonna Do When DOGE Comes for You?

21.03.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Is the World Overreacting to Trump?

11.03.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Is the United States Europe’s Ally or Adversary?

22.02.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Ukraine Must Guarantee Its Own Security

A European Troop Commitment Is Not the Way to End This War—or Prevent the Next One

18.02.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Emma Ashford

Will Trump Make Gaza or Greenland the 51st State?

07.02.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Will Trump End America’s Wars—or Start New Ones?

24.01.2025 10

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Emma Ashford

Europe Isn’t Ready for Trump 2.0

23.01.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Emma Ashford