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Five Eyes, Blinking: The Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap, America and Australia’s most sensitive joint intelligence site, photographed in 2016.

Foreign Policy

Five Eyes Become Three Blind Mice

by Markos Kounalakis November 20, 2025November 19, 2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with foreign leaders to discuss trade and climate partnerships, representing a state whose economy rivals those of G7 nations.

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Make California a G7 Member

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U.S. forces are sinking drug boats off Venezuela and Colombia, but it won't stop the drug trade. Here, two U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators spectate a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure training during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama City, Panama, July 16, 2025.

Foreign Policy

Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?

by Paul Glastris October 27, 2025October 27, 2025

Can Europe Protect Ukraine? From left, Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey, Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius address a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.

Russia’s War on Ukraine

Can Europe Turn Tough Talk on Russia into Action?

by Tamar Jacoby October 23, 2025October 22, 2025

Julia Ioffe, the author, and her new book, Motherland.

Books

Russia Through a Feminist Lens

by Alexander Nazaryan October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Venezuela. Presideint Nicolas Maduro on indigenous peoples day

Foreign Policy

Venezuela’s Best Chance for Freedom

by Markos Kounalakis October 17, 2025October 16, 2025

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US-Canada Relations Have Hit Rock Bottom

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