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President George W. Bush and White House staff watch news coverage of Flight 175 striking the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida
Washington Politics

Symposium: What I miss most about pre-9/11 America

We asked diplomats, scholars, activists, and military leaders about what the US has lost in a long quarter century

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Middle East

Symposium: What happens after Iran's sudden 'decapitation'

The US and Israel took out Ayatollah Khamenei this weekend — the first direct state assassination of a world leader in recent history. These experts react.

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Asia-Pacific

US-China symposium: Spheres of influence for me, not for thee?

The administration is asserting its security imperative in the Western Hemisphere but what happens when American interests collide with China's 'near abroad'? We asked 14 experts.

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Global Crises

Symposium: Was the Vietnam War a mistake or fatal flaw in the system?

It's been 50 years since the Fall of Saigon and we still haven't reckoned with the biggest question of them all. Until today.

Joe Biden
Washington Politics

Symposium on Biden's foreign policy: The good, bad & ugly

Aside from Gaza and Ukraine, what were the exiting president's best or worst moments? We asked a diverse array of historians and analysts.

Symposium: Will US-Israel relations survive the last year?
Middle East

Symposium: Will US-Israel relations survive the last year?

We asked if the post-Oct. 7 war has permanently altered Washington's 80-year commitment to the Jewish state