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How the World Is Reading US Power

One year into US President Donald Trump's second term, the administration has outlined a vision of US preeminence in the Western Hemisphere and sharper competition with China. Ryan Hass of the Brookings Institution and Emma Ashford of the Stimson Center examine Washington's recent strategy and discuss how it is playing out from Europe to China—and what the rest of the world is making of it.

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  The Cost of Trump's Pressure Campaign on Cuba

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  Is the Middle East Heading Toward a Much Bigger War?

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  From Oil to Food: How the Iran War Could Disrupt Global Stability

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  Trump, Iran, and the Future of American Power

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