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Netanyahu may be winning, but Israel isn’t

23.07.2024 3

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With U.S. aid flowing, Ukraine’s defense stiffens — for now

Ukraine has successfully stymied Russia, but that could change if a reelected Trump cuts off aid. Ukrainian soldiers fire on Russian positions...

16.07.2024 10

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Lessons from the French and British elections for bolstering U.S. democracy

The results are instructive for thinking about U.S. politics. A celebration in Paris following the release of early election results in the...

08.07.2024 10

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Who’s the least bad choice to be Trump’s VP?

Of three top contenders, J.D. Vance would be terrible, Mario Rubio and Doug Burgum possibly much better. Former president Donald Trump greets...

05.07.2024 20

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Israel won’t take responsibility for Gaza governance or humanitarian aid

The aid problem isn’t a lack of material, it’s the lack of security for distributing it. A truck carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza...

01.07.2024 30

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I’ve never seen Israelis as gloomy as they are today

The trauma of Oct. 7 remains, along with new worries, including the looming threat of war with Hezbollah. Tens of thousands of Israelis joined...

25.06.2024 20

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The Russia-North Korea pact bolsters a growing ‘alignment of evil’

The democratic world needs increased solidarity to counter Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North...

20.06.2024 10

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Ukraine’s naval drone success holds a huge lesson for the U.S. Navy

Ukraine is defeating Russia in the Black Sea without a navy. The Pentagon needs to catch up, fast. The Magura V5 naval drone on display during...

17.06.2024 80

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Don’t worry, Trump will go back in time and fix everything

He claims many foreign policy problems wouldn’t have happened if he were president. Oh, really? Former president Donald Trump throws a pen...

11.06.2024 10

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American complacency is Trump’s secret weapon

Popular culture instills the idea that good ultimately triumphs over evil. Real life begs to differ. Trump supporters rally outside Trump...

03.06.2024 50

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The U.S.-Japanese-South Korean relationship deepens, as does China’s threat

Trilateral cooperation grows regarding economic security, intelligence sharing and military readiness. Warships of South Korea (bottom), the...

27.05.2024 50

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As China ramps up disinformation, the U.S. is far too vulnerable

Russia was the early leader in election interference, but Beijing might be catching up. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President...

20.05.2024 50

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Why Russian troops are suddenly able to advance toward Kharkiv

Washington and Kyiv have both made mistakes — and Moscow is taking advantage. Smoke is seen rising over Vovchansk in northeastern Ukraine on Monday...

14.05.2024 70

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Why Israel’s ‘clear and leave’ strategy against Hamas isn’t working

U.S. military planners behind the “surge” in Iraq explain how to execute a successful counterinsurgency. Palestinians look at the destruction...

13.05.2024 40

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I’ve read student protesters’ manifestos. This is ugly stuff. Clueless, too.

Cosplaying pro-Palestinian activists on campuses are repeating the mistakes of the 1960s. A statue of George Washington tied with a...

06.05.2024 100

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Despite the Ukraine aid vote, the neo-isolationist threat still looms

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute summit in D.C. in 2022. (Andrew Harnik/AP) Listen 7 min ...

29.04.2024 40

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Long-awaited U.S. aid should arrive just in time to avert Ukraine’s defeat

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to reporters on April 20, the day the House approved a $95 billion package of foreign aid bills. (Ken...

21.04.2024 60

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Biden’s ‘bear hug’ with Israel pays off with a minimal strike on Iran

An antimissile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on Sunday. (Amir Cohen/Reuters) ...

20.04.2024 30

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Trump’s ‘peace plan’ would mean Ukraine’s defeat

President Donald Trump talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Group of 20 Summit in Hamburg, in July 2017. (Evan Vucci/AP) ...

15.04.2024 70

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Now it’s up to Israel: De-escalate or retaliate against Iran?

An Israeli anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14. (Amir...

14.04.2024 20

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In the shadow war with Iran, Biden just scored an unheralded victory

President Biden delivers remarks in Washington on Wednesday. (Bonnie Cash/Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Listen 7 min Share ...

08.04.2024 50

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Ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires a Sadat-style leader

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, clasps hands with President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin after signing an Israel-Egypt...

01.04.2024 60

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Putin fixates on imaginary foes while terrorists attack Moscow

Mandatory Credit: Photo by VASILY PRUDNIKOV/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14398721b) Fire rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a...

23.03.2024 100

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Musk is a MAGA megaphone and a federal contractor. That’s a problem.

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft launches from South Texas on April 20, 2023. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Listen 7 min ...

18.03.2024 100

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Trump isn’t just pro-Russia. He’s also anti-Ukraine.

Donald Trump at a Super Tuesday election night party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post) ...

11.03.2024 100

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Ukraine will lose only if MAGA Republicans cut off U.S. aid

Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks at the America First Policy Institute in Washington on July 26, 2022. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington...

04.03.2024 90

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This U.N. agency aiding Ukraine refugees is an unheralded success story

A Ukrainian girl and her mother take part in a rally in Bucharest, Romania, on Saturday, marking two years of war since Russia invaded Ukraine....

27.02.2024 9

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Next-door to Ukraine, Moldova’s president warns, ‘Putin will not stop’

Moldovan President Maia Sandu last month. (Vladislav Culiomza/Reuters) Listen 7 min Share Comment on this story ...

20.02.2024 10

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Navalny stood against Putin’s evil. Will the GOP abandon the fight now?

A person lights a candle next to a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday. (Reuters) ...

16.02.2024 7

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Speaker Johnson should see what I just saw in Ukraine

A worker is seen in a damaged building in Kyiv on Feb. 9, two days after a Russian missile strike. (Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) ...

12.02.2024 60

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Netanyahu’s refusal to plan for the ‘day after’ may doom Israel’s war effort

Gazans walk through the rubble in the Gaza Strip on Friday. (Anas Baba/ AFP/Getty Images) Listen 7 min Share Comment...

05.02.2024 40

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A Trump ‘America First’ foreign policy is the last thing the world needs

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump at a Group of 20 summit in Hamburg in 2017. (Evan Vucci/AP) Listen 7 min ...

31.01.2024 200

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Biden should target Iranian operatives after the killing of U.S. troops

A satellite photo shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Oct. 12. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) Listen 6 min ...

29.01.2024 50

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Ukraine urgently needs Russia’s frozen funds. Yet the West still balks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a plenary session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 16. (Gian...

22.01.2024 10

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South Africa’s false charges of Israeli ‘genocide’ carry a heavy price

South African residents wave Palestinian flags at O.R. Tambo International Airport on Sunday. (Alaister Russell/AFP/Getty Images) ...

15.01.2024 10

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Lloyd Austin doesn’t deserve to be the piñata of the day in Washington

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

11.01.2024 50

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Failure to aid Ukraine risks disaster — for Kyiv and the U.S.

The U.S. Capitol on Dec. 18. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Listen 8 min Share Comment on this story Comment ...

09.01.2024 20

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Gaza and Ukraine are very different wars, but they teach similar lessons

Israeli soldiers are seen in a tunnel on Friday that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip....

21.12.2023 40

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Netanyahu is picking a fight with Israel’s best friend: Joe Biden

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP) Listen 6 min ...

19.12.2023 100

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The GOP’s abandonment of Ukraine makes me ashamed to be an American

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), at...

08.12.2023 20

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Ridley Scott’s film reignites the debate: Was Napoleon a hero or villain?

This image released by Apple TV Plus shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from "Napoleon." (Apple TV Plus via AP) Listen 7 min ...

04.12.2023 20

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