April 21, 2025
Politics

A Grand Bargain With Russia Would Be a Disaster

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. A Grand Bargain With Russia Would Be a Disaster Trump thinks he can follow in Nixon’s footsteps. By Christian Caryl , the former Moscow bureau chief for Newsweek and U.S News & World Report. Russian

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Trump’s Proposed Economic Rapprochement With Russia is Wrongheaded

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Trump’s Proposed Economic Rapprochement With Russia is Wrongheaded Sanctions are sticky, the Russian economy is dodgy, and almost all it sells is oil. Where is the upside? By Keith Johnson , a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Now That Trump Is Done With Europe, Will Germany Step Up?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP Now That Trump Is Done With Europe, Will Germany Step Up? That question has taken center stage in the German election. By Cameron Abadi , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy , and Adam Tooze , a columnist at

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Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line What do Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine have in common? Critical minerals. By Christina Lu , an energy and environment reporter at Foreign Policy . A worker mans a furnace during the nickel-smelting process in Indonesia’s South

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The Bad Economics of Bullying

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument The Bad Economics of Bullying Why the schoolyard tactic doesn’t make sense as a foreign-policy strategy. February 21, 2025, 2:30 PM Comment icon View Comments ( 0 ) By Sanjay G. Reddy , an associate professor of economics at the New School for Social

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America’s Global Presence Isn’t ‘Soft Power.’ It’s a Superpower.

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. America’s Global Presence Isn’t ‘Soft Power.’ It’s a Superpower. Cuts at USAID and the State Department undermine the ability to build markets for AI. By Kat Duffy , a senior fellow for digital and cyberspace

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Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Essay Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge The idea of a global “clash of civilizations” wasn’t wrong—it was just premature. February 21, 2025, 3:00 PM Comment icon View Comments ( 16 ) By Nils Gilman , a historian and the executive vice president and chief

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It Has Become Asia’s War, Too

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis It Has Become Asia’s War, Too Nine thinkers on what’s next for Europe and Ukraine. February 24, 2025, 12:57 PM Comment icon View Comments ( 0 ) Mohan-C-Raja-foreign-policy-columnist C. Raja Mohan By C. Raja Mohan , a columnist at Foreign Policy and a former

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Build Allied AI or Risk Fighting Alone

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Build Allied AI or Risk Fighting Alone Cutting edge systems need to be developed in tandem. By Becca Wasser , a fellow in the defense program and co-lead of the Gaming Lab at the Center

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Trump’s Plan for a Greatly Diminished America

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump’s Plan for a Greatly Diminished America Washington is rapidly destroying its international goodwill while Moscow and Beijing cheer along. Howard French Howard W. French By Howard W. French , a columnist at Foreign Policy

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