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Protesters chant slogans and wave the Ukranian flag as they take part in a demonstration against President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in Kyiv on July 16. Ukraine’s Cardboard Maidan Shows That the People Still Matter
Mass protests forced Zelensky to reverse course on the firing of a popular minister.
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People gather near a large expo booth with blue walls featuring the words "Kimi Lab" in large white lettering. China Is AI-Maxxing
Beijing may be closing the gap with Washington in the AI race.
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A battle scene from the film ‘The Odyssey’ by director Christopher Nolan. Odysseus at the End of Civilization
Nolan’s film confronts the betrayal of the West’s own values.
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18, 2025. Trump Is Triggering a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race
His deal to provide nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia encourages weaponization.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Trump’s Epic Fury Can’t Resolve His Iran Quagmire
The clock is ticking for global oil markets, and Iran has the time.
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Fighters supporting the Aden-based internationally recognized Yemeni government gather during a vigil along the Red Sea shore in Khokha, in Yemen’s western Hodeidah province. Yemen’s Unsteady Stalemate
As violence rises, both sides seek to increase their leverage without returning to war.
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A woman with short dark hair wearing a patterned cream jacket speaks while holding a microphone branded with "Aspen Security Forum." She gestures with her right hand raised, set against a blue background displaying repeating event logos. The Aspen Security Forum Is the Land Time Forgot
This year’s conference could have been held in 2003, 2008, or 2011.
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A woman crosses a road in front of a mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kashira, Russia, southeast of Moscow, on Oct. 16, 2017. The Western Myth of Russian Greatness
There is a long history of foreigners idealizing Russia and exaggerating its power.
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Two large container ships are seem from a distance across a stretch of open water through a thin haze of fog. Smoke billows from a smokestack on one ship facing the camera; the other is seen in profile with no smoke. The Slow Death of the Global Commons
Hormuz is a sign of worse things to come.
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A nighttime crowd of cheering people holding up large, flat, light-pink flamingo cutouts mounted on long red poles. In the foreground, a young woman with dark hair and a nose ring smiles widely and shouts with her hand held to her cheek. Flamingos Against Autocrats
How a Gen Z-led protest movement in Albania is calling out corruption and global oligarchy.
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A police officer walks past a billboard for the U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad. The U.S. and Iran Signed a Memorandum of Misunderstanding
Detail and care matter in peacemaking, but not to this White House.
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Cars are seen parked in front of a building in Havana, Cuba. Does Cuba Really Have Iranian Drones?
Experts say Trump is laying the pretext for U.S. military action against the island.
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A plane carrying a Russian diplomatic delegation arrives at Pyongyang International Airport on April 20. A Divided World Is North Korea’s Greatest Asset
Geopolitical fragmentation has hamstrung nuclear sanctions regimes. Pyongyang is taking advantage.
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A bronze monument featuring a group of heroic figures holding large, draped flags. The central figures wear historical military uniforms, with one holding a flag aloft while others look forward with determined expressions. A stone obelisk rises behind them against a partly cloudy sky. The Other American Anniversary
The 1826 Congress of Panama sought to resist the predations of great powers. It was as relevant then as it is now.
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Following a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, black smoke rises from an oil refinery on the city's south-eastern outskirts on June 18. Putin’s War Comes Home to Russia
Ukraine’s attacks have unleashed a crisis—but don’t expect repercussions for the regime.
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