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Is China Going to Control Your Medicine?
Most people believe China just makes cheap, copycat drugs. But many biotech insiders know better. China’s rapid rise as an industry force has the…
Bethany McLean
Aaron MacLean: Mr. President, It’s Time to Make Up Your Mind About Iran
At least five times, Trump has vowed to ‘obliterate’ Iran or issued similar ultimatums, only to back down. His empty threats have emboldened the regime…
Aaron MacLean
Dispatch from Ceuta: Inside the 48-Hour Migration Crisis
Sixty thousand Moroccans rushed Spanish territory after social media posts claimed the door was open. Aidan Stretch reports from the ground on what…
Aidan Stretch
What Really Happened in Ceuta
The chaos in the Spanish enclave was more than a migration crisis. It was the latest opportunity for ideological actors seeking to weaken the Moroccan…
Zineb Riboua
Will Hamas Really Give Up Its Guns?
Donald Trump has declared a historic breakthrough in Gaza. But lasting peace is further away than it appears.
Michael Oren
Douglas Murray: Europe’s Borderless Dream Becomes a Nightmare
The West has sleepwalked into mass migration for more than a decade. Will a glaring breach of its borders jar it awake?
Douglas Murray
Spain Gives Europe Another Migrant Crisis
Anyone who has seen footage of migrants storming the Spanish enclave of Ceuta knows what will come next.
Rod Dreher
Justice for Salman Rushdie—and a Warning to the West
The conviction of the novelist’s attacker this week is a reminder of the sinister reach of Iran’s regime and the hazards that imperil free speech.
The Editors
Laura Loomer, Lifelong Learner
From her hotel in Ukraine, a preeminent MAGA influencer warns of Russian disinformation.
Eli Lake
MAGA Needs Friends Like Israel and Ukraine
Netanyahu and Zelensky want the president’s aid, and they’re also indispensable to America’s interests. Will Trump commit to their support?
Elliott Abrams
Dispatch from Moscow: Fuel Shortages, Rising Fatigue, and No End of War in Sight
Until recently, a person living in Moscow could avoid nearly every physical consequence of a war being waged in his name. Now it’s becoming almost…
Tanya Lukyanova
The Truth About America’s Munitions Crisis
While the shortage is real, a faction inside the White House is using it as political cover to avoid escalating against Iran, and the media is accepting…
Park MacDougald
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