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South Sudan Is Returning to War
Recent fighting and the arrest of opposition leaders has put a spotlight on the country’s worsening interethnic tensions—and the fragility of its 2018 peace agreement.
Ex-Pentagon Chief Says ‘Friends Abroad’ Are Concerned by Signalgate
Leon Panetta warns that some U.S. allies might withhold intelligence.
It’s Time for Trump to Get Tough With Putin
Only pressure on both sides will end the war in Ukraine.
China Looks to Neighbors as Trump Tariffs Loom
Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo have agreed to cooperate more closely on free trade.
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Trump Quietly Ups U.S. Engagement With the Taliban
China
U.S. Cybersecurity Weakness Benefits China
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Congress Has a Choice on Sudan
Europe
Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony
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Trump’s Tariffs Stretch Security Exceptions to the Breaking Point
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Is America a Kleptocracy?
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Elon Musk’s First Principles
The world’s richest man wants to apply the rules of physics to politics. What could go wrong?
Updates: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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Canada’s Border Is There for a Reason
Trump’s claims that the division is “artificial” echo bad ideas about the Middle East.
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Is America a Kleptocracy?
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Alarms are clanging at the U.S. geographic military commands around the globe.
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But other democracies provide a roadmap for courts to prevail over attacks from the executive branch.
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Into the Lions’ Den
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America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018.
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The Mood on the Front Line, Three Years On
Ukrainian troops watch with anxiety as the United States moves closer to talks with Russia over the war.
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