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The US Must Build Saudi Arabia’s First Nuclear Reactors
Riyadh will get its atomic energy. The question is who gets the construction contracts — and the influence that goes with them.
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Pompeo’s Choice: Denounce the McFaul Handover, or Lose the World’s Trust
The world is watching to see if he has the courage and the political savvy to truly be a leader in his Department, in this administration, and around the globe.
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Trump's Worst Blow To NATO Came at Home
After threatening to withdraw from the alliance, the president is now simply, and devastatingly, suggesting the U.S. won't come to its allies' aid.
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Think Before You Pledge Not to Build Military AI
Like self-driving cars, which also kill, autonomous weapons should be considered in a suitably complex context.
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The Helsinki Move That Could Save the INF Treaty
Putin offered suggestions for strategic stability. The U.S. should respond with proposals to revive verification.
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Trump Says Russia Isn’t Still Targeting the U.S.—But He’s Wrong
Putin’s government is waging information warfare against America, but the president is ignoring his intelligence advisers as they sound the alarm.
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Anti-Trump Hysteria Isn’t Helping
The president’s performance in Helsinki wasn’t defensible—but neither was it treasonous.
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NATO Already Vastly Outspends Russia. Its Problems Are Not About Money.
The alliance’s security issues can’t be fixed by a traditional military buildup.
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Trump’s Meeting With Putin Draws Alarm at Home and Abroad
The president’s remarks casting doubt on Russian interference in the 2016 election drew rebukes both implicit and explicit from those close to, and within, his own administration.
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Spooky Action: Sorting Hype from Reality in China’s Quantum-Tech Quest
Beijing is talking a big game. The US need not overreact — but it should act.
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The End of All Illusions
Trump said nothing new in Helsinki—but his remarks clarified and distilled into a single frame his appalling disregard for an assault on America.
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The Trump-Putin Summit Made a Mockery of Public Diplomacy
The Russian may at least have projected strength, but the American delivered a dangerous muddle.
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The Crisis Facing America
The country can no longer afford to wait to ascertain why President Trump has subordinated himself to Putin—it must deal with the fact that he has.
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Don't Let Trump Go to War With Iran
Fifteen years after the U.S. entered Iraq, the president is inching us closer to another unnecessary fight.
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How Russia, China Use Nuclear Reactors To Win Global Influence
It starts when state-sponsored nuclear-power companies underbid Western competitors.
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Cancel Turkey’s F-35s — and Maybe Its NATO Membership As Well
Sending America’s most advanced fighters to Ankara will do greater harm than good to U.S. interests — and that should give its allies pause.
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What's at Stake at the Trump-Putin Summit
Presidents Trump and Putin have little to show for their rapport so far. Their summit will not be seen as a success without fresh approaches to issues from arms control to election tampering.
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Trump vs. NATO: It's Not Just About the Money
The president’s emphasis on spending obscures a much deeper skepticism of alliances.
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