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Donald Trump Xi Jinping
Asia-Pacific

US-China trade war: Escalate to de-escalate to escalate?

Even if Trump lowers tariff heat he says he wants to force the rest of the world to choose one team or the other

Donald Trump
Europe

Ukraine and Europe can't afford to refuse Trump's peace plan

It's actually common sense, including putting Crimea on the table

Mohammed bin Salman Donald Trump
Middle East

No Joke: US considering nuclear power for Saudi in grand bargain

Surprise — the Trump team's latest bid for Saudi-Israel normalization goes way too far and appears to be a one-way street.

Robert Fico Kaja Kallas
Europe

'It's 2025 not 1939!' EU threats over Russia Victory Day draw backlash

Slovakia's Fico lashes out after Kaja Kallas said there would be 'consequences' for members attending commemoration of Nazi defeat

Somalia
Africa

Why the US can't beat al-Shabaab in Somalia

The Trump team's discussion about closing our embassy there is a smokescreen for deeper failures in Washington's military approach.

POGO
Military Industrial Complex

From barracks to battleships, cost control is MIA

This week in The Bunker: New Navy chief stunned over cost of new barracks compared to the luxury Hawaiian hotel his company built