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Trump Can’t Win Greenland Without Losing Europe
The European right is winning elections by promising sovereignty and dignity. Trump’s Greenland gambit threatens both.
Rod Dreher
Is a Country Rising or Falling? Watch Its Currency.
The collapse of the rial, the fall of the yen, and the strength of the dollar can tell you a lot about the world.
Tyler Cowen
The Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than We Think
While Iran’s protest movement has captured the West’s attention, we cannot underestimate the regime’s tolerance for bloodshed.
Haviv Rettig Gur
The British Baby Bust
In the UK, deaths could outnumber births this year. To understand why, I spoke to the women driving the trend.
Kara Kennedy
The Killing Fields of Tehran
Iran’s leaders are betting that they can slaughter protesters by the thousands while the world watches.
Roya Hakakian
WATCH: Inside Iran’s Violent Crackdown
The number of casualties over the weekend reached an unprecedented 12,000 people nationwide, according to leaked internal figures.
Tanya Lukyanova
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Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989
The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.
Matt Pottinger and Roy Eakin
The Left’s Deafening Silence on Iran
I searched five major progressive publications for coverage of Iran’s uprising. Combined results: zero.
Yascha Mounk
Kyiv’s Citizens Aren’t Going Anywhere
Under attack from missiles and drones, Ukrainians still reject an ‘unjust peace.’
Aidan G. Stretch
The Problem with Trump’s Venezuela Plan
The president is relying on the current regime to guide a transition to a Venezuela that is a free, democratic, prosperous, capitalist U.S. ally. That’s…
Elliott Abrams
Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Not Hopeless
If U.S. oil companies come around, the oil fields are ready for a revival.
William Neuman
In Venezuela, Dissent Is as Hard as Ever
‘Even smiling is cause for suspicion.’ A firsthand account of life in Venezuela in the days following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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