The short-term political boost to the Argentine president’s fortunes is unlikely to continue, as the familiar cycle of crisis and default looms.
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Trump’s Feeble Made-for-TV Diplomacy
President Trump left town last weekend for a six-day Asia trip, partly to change the subject and partly to score some cheap symbolic victories. As always, his goal was short-run successes, with foreign leaders fawning in his presence.
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Canada vs. the U.S.
President Trump announced the day before the World Series began that he was ending ongoing trade and tariff negotiations with Canada. As a result, the contest has taken on symbolic significance amid worsening relations between the two countries.
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The Pirate Lord Donald Trump
President Trump is violating norms and laws that stretch back to before the founding of this country.
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Joe Biden’s Ignominious Gaza Failure
Trump’s hamfisted diplomacy underscores that Biden could have ended the conflict more than a year ago, but now he’ll be remembered for being beaten at humanitarian diplomacy by Donald Trump.
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Why China Can Collapse the U.S. With One Decree
America has made an unusually directional economic bet that is at this moment totally dependent on Chinese rare earth exports.
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Democratic Senators Probe ‘Apparent Neglect’ of Detained Flotilla Activists
At Ketziot, American citizens and international flotilla volunteers alike have described rampant abuse.
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Why Can’t a Trump Deal End the War in Ukraine?
It’s not a situation amenable to Trump’s traditional approach of clumsy, heavy-handed pressure.
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Secret Sharers: Jews, Muslims, and this Long, Cruel War
Jews and Muslims are victims of victims, an endless death cycle that grips Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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This Greenland Is Red
The small island nation has one of the largest and most successful portfolios of state-owned companies in the world. What?
