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How Japan’s Iron Lady Wooed Trump
Sanae Takaichi is copying the Thatcher playbook: Align early with Washington’s conservative leader and use the partnership to stare down Beijing.
Philip Patrick
Is Trump Getting Played by Xi?
If so, America’s agrarian past may be its future.
Matt Pottinger
How the Country I Was Taught to Hate Saved My Life
Today, a judge will sentence the hitman Iran sent to kill me on American soil. It’s proof that the country where I sought refuge protects the freedoms I…
Masih Alinejad
America Needs to Make Its Own Chips. James Proud Says He Knows How.
A Silicon Valley start-up that was a closely kept secret until today claims it has found a way to make semiconductors faster and more cheaply in the…
Sean Fischer
Will the Latest Bailout of Argentina Work?
There are strategic reasons the administration is propping up Argentina with a $20 billion bailout. But the country’s history of financial crises makes…
Peter Coy
What Does Trump Think He’s Doing with Venezuela?
A president who has derided foreign misadventures looks to be on the brink of one of his own. What is going on?
Christopher Caldwell
How the Muslim Brotherhood Built a Media Empire
The group’s ideology moves across borders through a web of seemingly uncoordinated channels. Together, they speak in one voice, infecting millions with…
Mariam Wahba
Will Trump End the War in Ukraine Next?
Despite Zelensky’s return to the White House this Friday, there is less hope in Ukraine for a ceasefire than concern that Trump will lose interest in…
Aidan G. Stretch
María Corina Machado: The Woman Who Took on a Dictator—and Won the Nobel
An interview with the Venezuelan opposition leader. Plus: Was Trump snubbed?
The Free Press
María Corina Machado Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
The Venezuelan opposition leader knows there can be no peace without freedom.
The Editors
What Happens When Russia Takes Over Your School
Putin wants to annex eastern Ukraine. This small town already knows what it feels like to get bullied into being Russian.
Aidan G. Stretch
Can You Tell Jokes in Saudi Arabia?
Also: Maybe Madonna shouldn’t give interviews. And maybe Emma Watson shouldn’t either.
Suzy Weiss
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