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Ukraine Will Not Surrender to Russia

The Country Is Open to Talks but Will Fight a Forced Deal Since his return to office in late January, U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to end the war in Ukraine as quickly as he can, irrespective of what that means for Ukrainians. Breaking with the …

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Indispensable Nations

The Fall and Rise of Nationalism In 1852, the Black American writer and abolitionist Martin Delany lamented that “the claims of no people . . . are respected by any nation, until they are presented in a national capacity.” He was urging the emigration of Black people from the United …

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The Renegade Order

How Trump Wields American Power Donald Trump has already transformed the American political order. Not since Ronald Reagan has a president so dominated the national landscape or shifted its ideological terrain. In his second term, Trump could reshape global order in ways no less profound. Today’s reigning, U.S.-led international system—call …

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