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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
This Is How the Iran War Ends
With a ceasefire deal ‘largely negotiated,’ Mike Doran talks to a senior administration official who lays out Trump’s two-step plan for peace.
Michael Doran
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
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
Meet the Free Speech Warrior of the Trump Administration
Sarah Rogers is known for keeping America’s allies in check. She has little patience for European censors who stifle free expression.
Madeleine Kearns
Trump’s Economic Noose for Iran
Time is on America’s side in the standoff with an increasingly fractured and broke Tehran.
Michael Doran
The Ayatollah’s Waiting Game
The Iranian regime can’t afford Trump’s blockade. It’s praying America blinks first.
Amit Segal
Niall Ferguson: The Gap Between Truth (Social) and Reality on Iran
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed and the economic costs of the war keep mounting. Yet markets are trading like the war is over. The wisdom of crowds…
Niall Ferguson
Inside the Latest Round of Iran Negotiations
Here’s what President Trump really wants from Iran, plus Israel’s new defensive laser.
Amit Segal
Who Really Speaks for Iran?
Tehran’s most radical faction recently claimed veto power over every decision.
Eli Lake
Debunking Seven Myths About the Iran War
The progressive left and the isolationist right have found common ground on Iran. They are both wrong.
Michael Doran
Making Sense of Trump’s Negotiating Tactics
The real pressures on the sides negotiating for peace in Iran.
Amit Segal
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