April 22, 2025
Politics

Ukraine’s Minerals Won’t Solve U.S. Supply Chain Problems

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Ukraine’s Minerals Won’t Solve U.S. Supply Chain Problems Market realities will stymie Trump’s talking points. By Joshua Busby , Emily J. Holland , and Morgan D. Bazilian Two people are seen from behind as they sit at behind a dusty window, operating switchboard controls

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Trump Plunges U.S. Into Trade War With Canada, Mexico, China

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Report Trump Plunges U.S. Into Trade War With Canada, Mexico, China All three countries have vowed retaliatory measures against Washington. By Alexandra Sharp , the World Brief writer at Foreign Policy , and Lili Pike , a reporter at Foreign Policy . Canadian Prime Minister

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Trump and George W. Bush’s Common Cause

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump and George W. Bush’s Common Cause The Republican Party’s anti-intellectualism dates back even further. By Julian E. Zelizer , a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. Laura Bush and George W.

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Trump and Zelensky’s Week of Whiplash

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Report Trump and Zelensky’s Week of Whiplash After days of chaos, is the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal still alive? By Christina Lu , an energy and environment reporter at Foreign Policy . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump are talking. Ukrainian President Volodymyr

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Trump Has Officially Launched His North American Trade War

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Trump Has Officially Launched His North American Trade War It remains unclear why upending the world’s most important trading relationships would be a good thing. By Keith Johnson , a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks

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Lessons from the Trump-Zelensky Confrontation

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Lessons from the Trump-Zelensky Confrontation World leaders must cater to Trump’s vanity to get what they need. By Daniel C. Kurtzer , a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Israel, and Aaron David Miller , a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International

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Trump’s Concert of Kingpins Won’t Work

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump’s Concert of Kingpins Won’t Work A globe carved up by strongmen isn’t any world order at all. Walt-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist20 Stephen M. Walt By Stephen M. Walt , a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert

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Trump Can Make a Deal to Save America’s Auto Industry

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump Can Make a Deal to Save America’s Auto Industry Beijing’s capture of global markets offers a U.S. road map. By Charles Yang , the executive director of the Center for Industrial Strategy. Two workers

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The Trade War Is Here

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] World Brief FP’s flagship daily newsletter, catching you up on 24 hours of news in five minutes. Delivered weekdays. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt

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Mexico Tariffs Put Guacamole on the Chopping Block

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Mexico Tariffs Put Guacamole on the Chopping Block How will America’s favorite cuisine fare in Trump’s cartel fight? By Kitty Greenwald , a freelance reporter and contributor to the Wall Street Journal . A detail image of a chef using a large knife to

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