List of United States articles
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Richard Grenell and his husband Ben Lashley attend the 4th of July party hosted by the U.S. Embassy at former Tempelhof Airport on July 04, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief Represents a Step Forward for Gay Rights
Not long ago, Richard Grenell would have been disqualified for his sexuality. It’s a pity, however, that he’s not the right candidate for such an important job.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump confer at the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7, 2019. Europe Is Thinking Harder About Divorcing America
European leaders are flirting with the idea of going it alone—but Washington should be willing to call their bluff.
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A rescue worker wearing a protective suit checks on a driver at a roadblock near Milan, Italy, on Feb. 24. The West Is About to Fail the Coronavirus Test
China made huge mistakes managing the outbreak. The rest of the world may not do any better.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a group photo at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Foreign Interference Starts at Home
The West is obsessing about how its democracies are under attack—except when it comes to all the self-inflicted damage.
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In this photo taken on February 6, 2020, a woman helps her daughter seen wearing a face mask in Pyongyang. North Korea Isn’t Ready for Coronavirus Devastation
The country has sealed its borders — but an outbreak would be a chance for the United States to do good.
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US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell attends a new year's reception of the German President on January 14, 2019 in Berlin. The Death of Truth to Power
Intelligence services do their job by staying out of politics. Donald Trump’s new intelligence chief could end all that.
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An Islamic State billboard is seen destroyed in the middle of a road in Qaraqosh, Iraq, on Nov. 8, 2016. Reintegrating Ex-Terrorists
Entrepreneurship can help reintegrate former militants—and may be useful for U.S. criminal justice reform, too.
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Iraqi demonstrators lift a poster of premier-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi Iraq Needs Regime Change Again
Musical chairs in the Iraqi parliament can no longer solve the country's problems.
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A lab technician handles samples of DNA. China’s Biosecurity State in Xinjiang Is Powered by Western Tech
Documents show sale of crucial equipment from U.S. biotech firm.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with journalists in the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah on July 3, 2019. The Oslo Accords Are Dead. Should the Palestinian Authority Live On?
Trump’s peace plan killed any hope of a negotiated settlement. Rather than empty rhetoric, Palestinian leaders owe their people a new approach—even if it means disbanding the PA.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15. The U.S. and Europe Are Speaking a Different Language on China
Dire American warnings about the threat from Beijing fall on deaf ears at the Munich Security Conference.
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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event to unveil changes to the National Environmental Policy Act at the White House in Washington on Jan. 9. Trump Is Failing His Dictatorship Test
After impeachment, the president has been passing most of the checkpoints on the way to authoritarianism.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte Terminates U.S. Defense Pact, Pleasing Trump but Few Others
Ending the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States is a deeply unpopular move.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman The Middle East Thinks America Is Going Crazy
Arab countries are looking for partners who aren’t bogged down by chaos ranging from impeachment to Iowa.
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Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg No, Pete Buttigieg Is Not a CIA Asset
The agency’s history of bloody-handed bungling abroad has come back to haunt U.S. politics.
