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The opportunity for diplomacy still exists—if the U.S. president is willing to take it.

After high-tech surprise attacks in Russia and Iran, Americans should start worrying about what might be afoot on their own turf.

So a couple years ago they reached out to the United States and said, “Hey, we’d really like to be able to make nuclear reactors here from U.S. companies.” And it looks like Valar Atomics is ...

The average duration of unemployment rose from 21.8 weeks to 23 weeks. Manufacturing struggled, posting a decline for the second month in a row. The sector lost 7,000 jobs in June.

The Uber driver from my hotel to MSC was a woman of advanced age and neurotic habits, whose opening salvo of English reminded me of Ilka Grüning’s Mrs. Leuchtag in Casablanca. We passed a ...

The second cause for concern is the effect the strike will have on American diplomatic credibility; that’s weenie-talk for “nobody will take what we say seriously.” If you accept the ...

A number of Republican senators and conservative pundits want regime change in Iran. “I think it is very much in the interest of America to see regime change,” Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News on ...

Peter Slezkine is Director of the Russia Program at the Stimson Center and host of The Trialogue Podcast, a series of one-on-one conversations featuring guests from the United States, Russia, and ...

The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West. Alexander Karp and Nicholas Zamiska. Crown Currency, 2025. 295 pages. It is a striking fact of the British ...

Editor's Note: This article, which discusses possible consequences of a U.S.–Iran war, was written prior to American bombings of Iran Saturday night. One u ...

The Senate will begin voting Monday on amendments on President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation, “the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” An unlimited number of amendments may be offered ...