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What's Next for Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

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BBC Radio 4
Leslie Vinjamuri

Leslie Vinjamuri joins Westminster Hour to unpack the latest on the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump's meeting with Putin, and Europe's role in future negotiations.

President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
US Foreign Policy

Americans Are Changing Their Views of Israel. That's a Problem.

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Politico
Daniel W. Drezner

"Israel’s worst-case scenario would be to find itself in the same boat as apartheid-era South Africa in the 1980s," Daniel Drezner writes.

People protest the war in Gaza at Lafayette Park across from the White House
Jose Luis Magana / AP
Public Opinion

America's Rising Support for Military Aid to Ukraine is Driven Largely by Republicans, New Poll Shows

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CNN
Coauthors

New Council polling shows Republican support for US military aid to Ukraine has increase 21 percentage points since March.

Ukrainian recruits practice military skills in sunflower field
Andriy Andriyenko / AP
Public Opinion

Trump's Global Trade Order Is Anything But

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Tariffs will almost certainly make the US market less attractive, making it harder to sell to it, with an impact on the US consumers who have been the beneficiaries of those sales," Paul Poast writes.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Global Economy

80 Years After Hiroshima, the Nuclear Taboo Can't Be Taken for Granted

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Although the atomic bomb hasn't been used in war since it was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the possibility of its future use can never be ruled out, Paul Poast writes.

A man stands in a sea of rubble before the shell of a building that once was a movie theater in Hiroshima
Stanley Troutman / AP
Defense and Security

How Trump's Tariffs Could Impact the US-India Relationship

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India Today
Craig Kafura

As tensions rise, Craig Kafura draws on public opinion data to unpack where everyday Americans stand on US trade policy.

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Recognizing Palestinian Statehood Isn't Just Political Theater

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

France, the United Kingdom, and Canada are all prepared to recognize the state of Palestine. Paul Poast unpacks what that actually means in international relations.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron
Ludovic Marin / Pool via AP
Global Politics

With or Without the Pentagon, Security Conferences Are Overrated

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

A slew of Pentagon officials backed out of the annual Aspen Security Conference—don't read too much into it, Paul Poast argues.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in front of an American flag
Cliff Owen / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump's Tariff 'Letter Diplomacy' Is a Sign of Desperation

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Sending out 50 letters gives the appearance of 'getting things done,'" Paul Poast writes. "It doesn’t matter if those actions are later reversed."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a letter announcing tariffs
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

The Liberal International Order Is No Better or Worse Under Trump

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Despite predictions that Trump would dismantle the liberal international order, recent summits suggest it is largely how it's always been, Paul Poast writes.

President Donald Trump arrives for a media conference at the end of the NATO summit
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy