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How New York Became a Hotbed of Chinese Meddling
Elise Stefanik has accused Governor Kathy Hochul of allowing the CCP to achieve ‘widespread political influence’ in New York.
Maya Sulkin
Niall Ferguson on Trump’s National Security Strategy. The EU’s New Censorship. Plus. . .
In defense of blowing stuff up. Jed Rubenfeld on the gerrymander wars. Our next event. And more.
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Niall Ferguson: The Truth About Trump’s National Security Strategy
Don’t confuse a document with a doctrine.
Niall Ferguson
The Bible Is on Trial in Europe. Plus. . .
The cost of climate science confusion. Elliot Ackerman on the problem of Pete Hegseth. Has an English civil war already begun? And much more.
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Has an English Civil War Already Begun?
This historian thinks so.
Dominic Green
Peace Through Profit: The Problem with Steve Witkoff’s Ukraine Strategy
The president’s dealmaker thinks business can fix any foreign-policy crisis. Putin’s cronies think differently.
Eli Lake
This Week in Canada: Be Careful What You Say About God
Carney moves toward the middle; an anti-hate bill spells trouble for religious believers; so long to ‘feminist foreign policy’; and much more.
Rupa Subramanya
Should Israel Pardon Netanyahu to Save Itself?
Ending Netanyahu’s corruption trial would mean an admission of guilt and could be the end of his political life.
Michael Oren
I Served in the CIA’s Zero Units in Afghanistan
So did the Afghan man accused of savagely shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving. We cannot use this horrific act to malign all…
Elliot Ackerman
Niall Ferguson: The Beginning of the End of the Ukraine-Russia War
Trump’s latest peacemaking initiative has a better chance of success than the skeptics realize. Both Ukraine and Russia now need a respite from war.
Niall Ferguson
Sudan’s Forgotten Genocide
A conversation with Bernard-Henri Lévy to discuss his latest reporting from the front lines of a conflict that has produced three times the casualties…
Rafaela Siewert
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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
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