April 20, 2025
Politics

Why Is the President, Not Congress, in Charge of Tariffs?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Why Is the President, Not Congress, in Charge of Tariffs? Hint: It has to do with tomatoes. By Julian E. Zelizer , a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. Tomatoes from Canada are displayed for sale at a Whole Foods store

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Elon Musk Is America’s Cecil Rhodes

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Elon Musk Is America’s Cecil Rhodes It’s not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void. de-Gruyter-Caroline-foreign-policy-columnist6 Caroline de Gruyter By Caroline de Gruyter , a columnist at Foreign

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The Big Questions Facing Trump’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis The Big Questions Facing Trump’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund He isn’t the first U.S. president to try to establish one, but the initiative faces several obstacles. By Rishi Iyengar , a reporter at Foreign Policy . U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott

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Criticizing Trump Isn’t Enough. Arab Leaders Need a Counterproposal.

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Criticizing Trump Isn’t Enough. Arab Leaders Need a Counterproposal. Reiterating calls for a two-state solution won’t cut it. Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf states must put forward a serious plan for Gaza’s reconstruction and demilitarization.

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The Arab World Sees Trump’s Gaza Plan As a Declaration of War

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. The Arab World Sees Trump’s Gaza Plan As a Declaration of War A U.S. takeover and expulsion of Palestinians could lead to revolutions and regime collapse. By Hala Rharrit , a former U.S. diplomat, who

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Trump Makes Population Transfer an American Policy

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Trump Makes Population Transfer an American Policy The idea of a U.S. takeover of Gaza may have come from Netanyahu. By Aaron David Miller , a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. People walk amid collapsed buildings along Saftawi Street in

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China Responds to Trump’s Tariffs With Caution

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] China Brief A weekly digest of the stories you should be following in China, plus exclusive analysis. Delivered Tuesday. 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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How to Assess Trump’s Early Moves

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Q&A How to Assess Trump’s Early Moves On FP Live, three experts on three continents try to find the signal in the noise. By Ravi Agrawal , the editor in chief of Foreign Policy . No audio? Hover over the video player, and tap the

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How Trump’s Tariff Policy Will Shape the World

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP How Trump’s Tariff Policy Will Shape the World China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond. By Cameron Abadi , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy , and Adam Tooze , a columnist at Foreign Policy

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Trump’s Myth of American Decline

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump’s Myth of American Decline President Joe Biden handed off a country that was in its strongest geopolitical position in decades. By Philip H. Gordon , an assistant to the president and national security advisor

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