List of Leaders articles
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Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni smiles during her annual press conference in Rome on January 9, 2025. Italy Is Trump’s New Bridge to Europe
Giorgia Meloni wants to be Europe’s top transatlantic leader for the Trump era.
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Shipping containers are organized at the Port of Houston Authority in Houston, Texas. Trump’s Trade Wars Are Self-Defeating
The economic own goals are bad. The strategic backfires are worse.
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An attendee dressed like Uncle Sam waits for Donald Trump to arrive for a campaign rally at the Mosack Group warehouse on September 25, 2024 in Mint Hill, North Carolina. America Is Its Own Worst Enemy
It’s not unprecedented for a powerful country to simply shoot itself in the foot.
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A security guard stands at the entrance to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters on Feb. 3. DOGE Is Hacking America
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history.
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A group of about two dozen people, mostly women in long dresses and headscarves and their children, stand in front of a hut constructed from logs and a roof of dried grass. Banners affixed to the side of the building label it as a "USAID Integrated Life-Saving VASH and Nutrtition Support" clinic. Several of the women have their hands on their hips as they wait, and one woman crouches on the ground, holding her face in her hands with an expression of despair or frustration. U.S.-Africa Policy Should Be Driven by Trade, Not Aid
Washington’s focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement are the answer.
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Garment packages sit piled at a textile factory that supplies clothes to fast-fashion company Shein in Guangzhou, China. Trump Accidentally Sowed Chaos at the Post Office
Closing the littlest loophole proved to have big consequences.
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A crowd of dozens of people march down a paved city street lined on either side by midrise buildings. Many of the people hold signs or wave Iranian flags, and six women leading the procession hold a large banner covered in the words "woman," "life," and "freedom" written in English, German, and Persian. Trump’s Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn’t Abandon Its People
Trump has significant leverage to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran that also protects protesters.
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A photo of the pope seated in an ornate chair wearing a white and gold hat and robe. Red hats are seen in the foreground. Pope Francis Is Ready to Take on MAGA
Trump’s assault on immigrants and charity has no friend in the Vatican.
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A pile of building letters removed from the sign on the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington on Feb. 7. Attacking Government Workers Has Long Been a Presidential Pastime
Donald Trump’s attempt to dismantle the federal bureaucracy is the latest in a string of efforts by both parties.
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A caricature titled "The Rhodes Colossus" depicts the imperialist Cecil Rhodes standing on a map of Africa. Elon Musk Is America’s Cecil Rhodes
It’s not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void.
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Trump and Modi are seen from behind as they walk beside each other, both wearing formal clothing. Trump has his hand on the back of Modi's shoulder as they walk. In Washington, Trump and Modi Could Build on Rapport
The two leaders’ bonhomie will continue if the Indian prime minister makes accommodations on trade and illegal immigration.
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Trucks approach the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing to the United States in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Feb. 4. Trump’s Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab
Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority.
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An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape. What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World
FP asked 10 writers to respond to the U.S. president’s shock announcement.
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Donald Trump watches his friend Steve Witkoff speak at the White House Opioid Summit in the East Room of the White House on March 1, 2018 in Washington. Trump’s Real Estate Envoy to the Middle East
Steve Witkoff’s lack of diplomatic experience is his greatest strength—and potentially his fatal weakness.
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An illustration shows a scribbled tangled line connecting the flags of the U.S. and China on either side. Behind the line is the out-of-focus face of Joe Biden. Did Biden Get China Right?
The administration aimed to outcompete China. Four years later, here’s how it measured up.
