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As Ezra Jin’s Case Gains Attention, His Family Worries China’s Retaliating
Last month, Donald Trump said he was ‘optimistic’ Christian pastor Ezra Jin would be freed from a Chinese prison. But now, Jin’s been cut off from his…
Frannie Block
Niall Ferguson: AI Is the Most Dangerous Arms Race in History
The age of artificial intelligence requires the kind of strategic doctrine and arms control that stabilized the Cold War. Right now, we have neither.
Niall Ferguson
The Iran War and a New World Order in Asia, with Rep. Michael Baumgartner
The Strait of Hormuz, China’s rise, and how Asian nations are navigating war across the globe.
Aaron MacLean
37M
Meet the Top War Skeptic Inside the Trump Pentagon
Elbridge Colby rose in Washington by warning against foreign wars, and he now leads defense policy. The Iran war is testing his influence and resolve.
Eli Lake
The Democratic Party’s Worldview, with Jake Sullivan
China, Israel, Iran, and Ukraine from the vantage point of the Democratic Party
Aaron MacLean
57M
The School Rebuilding Education for an AI World. Plus…
Will Xi Jinping release Pastor Ezra Jin? The myth of the Thucydides Trap. ‘The New York Times’ vs. Israel. And more.
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Why Xi Invoked the Thucydides Trap
At his meeting with Trump, the Chinese leader mentioned an American academic's pet theory about superpower struggles. There’s a reason for that.
Aaron MacLean
The Stakes of the Trump-Xi Summit. Have We Passed ‘Peak Human’? Plus. . .
Olivia Reingold on Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji. Haviv Rettig Gur on how anti-Israel propaganda ends up in the New York Times. And more.
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China’s War on Faith and Trump’s Trip to Beijing, with Governor Sam Brownback
As President Trump sits down with President Xi Jinping, a struggle plays out over faith, liberty, and the moral direction of the modern world.
Aaron MacLean
46M
Niall Ferguson: Trump Wants Détente. Xi Wants Taiwan.
The Trump-Xi summit seems to lack a clear agenda. But Beijing knows exactly what it's about.
Niall Ferguson
Mr. Trump Goes to China. Plus. . .
Suzy Weiss on getting worked up over Sydney Sweeney. Joe Nocera on the First Amendment case that took down the government. And more.
The Free Press
How Will Trump and Xi Tangle over Taiwan?
Peter Mattis, Michael Sobolik, Chris McGuire, and Dan Blumenthal on one of the touchiest subjects at this week’s summit.
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