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Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s killings in Minneapolis have brought back memories of government escalation
Blaise Metreweli is revamping the legendary MI6 for an era of conflict in Europe
The next round could be bigger and uglier than last year’s 12-day war
A 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia offers a key to understanding how Trump’s adventurism plays out
Trilateral discussions among Russia, Ukraine, and the United States show little sign of compromise from Moscow
Options range from targeted tariffs to selling off U.S. debt—but they’re risky
Trump’s Greenland spectacle has liberal-minded Americans rooting for the other guy
Trump’s “Board of Peace” is neither an alternative to the U.N. nor a harmless vanity project but a threat to international cooperation
With nearly 25 countries already signed on, critics fear that the new body could challenge the United Nations’ authority
As the United States blusters and threatens, European leaders are making tough choices
The U.S. president said he and the NATO secretary-general “formed the framework of a future deal” but provided few details
The Islamic Republic was built to withstand sustained unrest