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The Washington Monthly at War

Will Trump’s Strikes on Iran Unleash a Global Arms Race?

Secretary of Enablement

How the Vietnam War Came Between Two Friends and Diplomats

Hubert Humphrey’s Liberalism for Our Time

Ukraine’s Bogged-Down Counteroffensive

Leaving Vietnam: The One Man We Remembered

What the Vietnamese Will Ask Kamala Harris When She Visits

Spike Lee Tells a Different Vietnam War History

Why Can’t Trump Just Tell the Truth About Richard Blumenthal?

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

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