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Will Security Challenges Force Trump to Confront Climate Reality?

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Foreign Policy
Joshua Busby

"Without changes to US policy, China is likely to be better positioned than the United States to reap the benefits of the global shift toward the clean energy economy," Joshua Busby and Greg Pollock argue.

Flooded street in the town of Nysa, southwestern Poland
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Climate and the Environment

Trump May Get a Nuclear Deal—on Iran's Terms

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Politico Europe
Ivo H. Daalder

Given Tehran’s weakened state and Washington’s eagerness for a deal, success is possible. However, it’s more likely to resemble the 2015 one Trump abandoned.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (center) visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran on April 17, 2025.
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Defense and Security

Nuclear Proliferation Fears May Be Overblown

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Several states that had long been under the US nuclear umbrella are considering developing their own nuclear weapons. Paul Poast digs into the implications.

technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit in Iran
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Defense and Security

The Norm Against Territorial Conquest Is in Its Death Throes

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The norm against territorial conquest has underpinned the post-World War II rules-based order—but it seems to be weakening, Paul Poast writes.

Soldiers hold a Russian flag in Crimea
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Defense and Security

What Do Trump's Tariff Policies Mean for Illinois and the National Economy?

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The 21st Show
Cécile Shea

"When you have a week like we've had with the stock market dropping that amount, it scares people, so they stop buying things," Cécile Shea says.

A shopping cart filled with groceries sits in an aisle at an Asian grocery store in Rowland Heights, Calif.
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Global Economy

As Trump Tries for Ukraine-Russia Deal, Public Opinion on Conflict Shifts

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NPR
Dina Smeltz

"A majority still want to support Ukraine, but it has slipped," Dina Smeltz tells NPR. "And the reason it's slipped is because the Republicans have tanked."

People wearing Ukrainian flags join supporters in Times Square
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Public Opinion

Trump's Transactional Approach to US Alliances Isn’t the Real Problem

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Are Trump's demands different in kind from how allies have historically interacted? Paul Poast weighs in.

President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
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US Foreign Policy

NATO Without America

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Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

In his latest for Foreign Affairs, Ivo Daalder analyzes how Europe can run an alliance designed for US control.

Servicemen stand behind a NATO Allied Reaction Force flag and flags of other NATO nations at a training range in Romania on February 19, 2025.
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US Foreign Policy

What Signalgate Really Tells Us

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Apparently, the US military is for hire, even if there has been no request for its services. And if you want us — you have to pay," Ivo Daalder writes.

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US Foreign Policy

When It Comes To Free Trade, The Market Doesn't Always Know Best

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Restrictions on international economic flows—like Trump's tariffs—seem to be obviously bad. But politically speaking, that isn't always the case, Paul Poast argues.

cargo cranes are used to take containers off of a Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation boat at the Port of Tacoma
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Global Economy