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Will the Trump Administration's MAGA-Driven Foreign Policy Be America's Downfall? A Conversation with Anne Applebaum
The strong constituency for authoritarian politics in the US means that the world won't trust it even after this president departs from the scene
Feb 5
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Shikha Dalmia
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Iran’s Protesters Are Trapped Between Tehran’s Brutality and Trump’s Empty Promises
Outside players with their own agenda are undermining the cause of regime change in the country
Feb 4
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Eric Lob
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Trump’s Attempted Greenland Grab Has Turned America Into a Predatory Power
His bid might have been thwarted for now, but America will be regarded as a global threat going forward
Jan 21
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Berny Belvedere
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The Iranian Regime Is Nothing but an Occupying Force Now: An Interview with Roya Hakakian
Its very illegitimacy might make it more brutal if it hangs on
Jan 16
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Berny Belvedere
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Trump Is Ensuring That His Venezuela Attack Has No Upside for Anyone
Venezuelan democracy, America, and the world are all going to lose
Jan 8
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Nicholas Grossman
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Trump’s Betrayal of Venezuela’s Democracy Movement Is Hard to Overstate
If he continues to snub María Corina Machado, the heroine of the opposition, America will bear responsiblity for the country’s next tragic chapter
Jan 5
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Larry Diamond
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Trump’s Bogus Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Impeachable Offense
The Framers would have regarded this president as an out-of-control lunatic in desperate need of reining in by Congress
Jan 3
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Andy Craig
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A Banner Year for Domestic and Global Censorship by the US
The Trump administration is using state muscle in unprecedented ways to suppress speech it dislikes
Dec 31, 2025
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Katherine Stewart
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Trump and Putin Are Trying to Rescue Hungarian Strongman Orbán from Electoral Defeat
It is unclear if they'll succeed but they show that the world's autocrats are working hard to keep each other in power
Dec 2, 2025
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H. David Baer
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Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
Nov 30, 2025
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Toby Buckle
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Trump Goes After the BBC for Telling True Lies About His Insurrection
He and the U.K. right are making bad faith attacks on the broadcaster to extract a heavy price for a small editorial error
Nov 19, 2025
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Dalibor Rohac
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Defeating Populist Authoritarians Requires Real-Time Pushback on Social Media
But liberals also need to be clear about what they stand for and deliver governing results to voters
Nov 10, 2025
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