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Diego Garcia airbase
Asia-Pacific

Why the US will never give up Diego Garcia

How the island became central to America’s maritime posture in the Indian Ocean is a complicated story that one author is eager to tell

AUKUS
Asia-Pacific

‘The Dragon’ defined: How three capitals reimagined China

David M. McCourt’s new book is an illuminating account of how Beijing came to be understood as a strategic competitor in the US, Australia, and the UK.

Milei and Trump
Latin America

Milei has staked it all on Trump. Will he follow through?

The Argentine president needs the US to recognize his claim over the Falklands. But his needs are not Washington's.

Keir Starmer resignation
Europe

Starmer's exit exposes dirty secret: UK can't afford Ukraine War

His Labour Party replacement faces the prospect that Britain's best bet is aligning with Trump to end the conflict

Macron Merz
Europe

France and Germany launch Europe's nuclear Plan B

NATO will still be under the US umbrella, but faith in Washington appears to be wobbling

Starmer Macron Merz
Europe

Flattery is for fools: Can Euros stand up to Trump — and win?

There is no reason why they cannot turn the president into an asset without embarrassing themselves