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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Leslie Vinjamuri weighs in on how shifts in US trade policy could impact Washington's relationship with allies.

"Clearly we've come a huge way since that very difficult meeting—to put it lightly—between Zelenskyy and Trump in the Oval Office many months ago," Leslie Vinjamuri says.

Leslie Vinjamuri joins the Bloomberg Surveillance podcast to discuss the Trump administration's priorities on the world stage.

"It takes a lot of cooperation to stabilize a global economy and to move forward on key issues which I think the US has a genuine interest in," Leslie Vinjamuri explains.