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What Vance gets wrong about the China challenge

Memo to Trump’s running mate: You can’t be tough on China by ignoring the rest of the world. Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D....

19.07.2024 20

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Biden should let Ukraine strike back at Russian air bases

As NATO summit ends, the president’s restrictions on Kyiv are both bad strategy and bad politics. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,...

13.07.2024 30

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At the NATO summit, Biden needs to deliver for Ukraine

Ukraine needs more help winning the war, not just more words of support from the West. President Biden, right, holds a news conference with...

05.07.2024 30

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Netanyahu’s speech to Congress could harm the U.S.-Israel relationship

While Democrats are wary, Republicans see a short-term political win — but at what cost? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses...

14.06.2024 30

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The U.S. military plans a ‘Hellscape’ to deter China from attacking Taiwan

But a top U.S. military commander for Asia says time is running out to put the plan in place. A drill in the Pacific Ocean on April 21, 2021....

10.06.2024 20

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Biden’s deal with Saudi Arabia may be dead on arrival, thankfully

The White House has hit the accelerator on a security deal with Riyadh, knowing it’s all just for show. President Biden greets Crown Prince...

28.05.2024 30

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Meeting between Trump ‘envoy’ and Arab American activists should worry Biden

At a meeting in Michigan, an “envoy” will pitch disaffected Arab American leaders on backing Trump outright` Donald Trump speaks during a...

20.05.2024 50

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Kharkiv’s mayor fears his city could become ‘a second Aleppo’

Ukraine’s second-largest city remains defiant amid a new wave of deadly Russian attacks. Firefighters put out a fire in a destroyed house in...

13.05.2024 30

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Finally, a possible explanation for why Biden’s Iran envoy was suspended

With lawmakers left to dig up clues, Robert Malley should be charged or given a chance to clear his name. Robert Malley, the U.S. special envoy for...

07.05.2024 40

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Biden is letting Assad off the hook, with dangerous consequences

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, right, receiving Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani in Damascus on Sunday. (Syrian Arab News...

30.04.2024 40

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If Ukraine falls to Russia, Moldova knows it’s next

Mihai Popsoi, the foreign minister of Moldova, in Berlin on April 9. (Michael Kappeler/Dpa/AP) Listen 5 min Share ...

25.04.2024 30

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MAGA is using Israel to undermine Ukraine, harming them both

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) holds a news conference on Tuesday in D.C. (Haiyun Jiang for The Washington Post) Listen 5 min ...

17.04.2024 70

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Thank China for our new three-way Pacific alliance

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, greets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Tokyo in December 2023. (Franck Robichon/AP) ...

09.04.2024 20

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As famine looms in Gaza, the U.S. humanitarian strategy is failing

People line up for food on March 10 in Rafah, Gaza. (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Share Comment on...

03.04.2024 10

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Kushner’s Gaza remarks are a dark signal for Trump’s second-term policy

Jared Kushner at a news briefing at the White House in 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Listen 5 min Share Comment on...

22.03.2024 70

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Trump’s TikTok reversal suggests his China policy is for sale

Women pass ByteDance headquarters in Beijing in August 2020, when President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning TikTok in the United...

12.03.2024 90

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The State of the Union gives Biden a key chance to pivot on Gaza

President Biden delivers his State of the Union on Capitol Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min ...

07.03.2024 50

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Congress is leaving small Pacific allies vulnerable to China’s pull

President Biden at the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit leaders group photo at the White House on Sept. 25. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) ...

29.02.2024 10

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Ukrainians want to know if NATO still wants them

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 17. (Presidential Press Service...

23.02.2024 10

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J.D. Vance goes to Munich but refuses to learn anything new on Ukraine

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Sunday. (Matthias Schrader/AP) Listen 5 min ...

21.02.2024 30

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Team Biden struggles to reassure Europe the U.S. won’t abandon Ukraine

President Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Dec. 12 in D.C. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min ...

15.02.2024 20

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Ukraine supporters need to find a way around the MAGA obstructionists

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrives for a news conference on Feb. 6 on Capitol Hill. (Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post) ...

10.02.2024 30

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Inside the crucial mission of U.S. troops at Tower 22

An Oct. 12 satellite view of the U.S. military outpost known as Tower 22, in the Rukban area of Jordan. (Planet Labs Pbc/via REUTERS) ...

02.02.2024 40

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Biden’s cutoff of Palestinian aid is inhumane and strategically stupid

Displaced Palestinians hold empty pots as they line up for food aid in the Rafah refugee camp in Southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. (Haitham...

30.01.2024 10

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Yes, North Korea is preparing for war — in Ukraine and the Middle East

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region of Russia's Far East in...

25.01.2024 10

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A MAGA-created nightmare is unfolding for Ukraine

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the White House on Wednesday. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min ...

19.01.2024 6

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Taiwan doesn’t want to be a pawn in the U.S.-China competition

Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, center, celebrates his presdiential election alongside running mate Bi-khim Hsiao, right, in Taipei, Taiwan, on...

17.01.2024 30

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Austin’s avoidable scandal was caused by hubris and mismanagement

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Oct. 31. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

11.01.2024 4

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Fueling online antisemitism is China’s new tool against the West

A man walking into an office of Sina Weibo in Beijing in 2014. (Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Share ...

08.01.2024 10

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Inside the drive to use Russia’s money for rebuilding Ukraine

28.12.2023 6

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Washington dysfunction could get a lot of Ukrainians killed

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday. (Michael Reynolds//EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) ...

14.12.2023 20

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Biden just lowered the pressure on China’s latest human rights violations

12.12.2023 20

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Ukraine and its supporters need to prepare for a return of Trump

President Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2019. (Evan Vucci/AP) Listen 4 min Share ...

05.12.2023 50

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