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China Still Has What America Needs

The Trump-Xi Summit Gives Washington a Chance to Buy Time

By Adam S. Posen

 

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Shrink the UN

The Next Secretary-General Must Get Back to Basics

By Richard Gowan

 
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Why America Can’t Strangle Iran

The Sources of Tehran’s Economic Resilience

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

 

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The Right Way to Sanction Russia

How Europe Can Disrupt Moscow’s Oil Windfall

By Robin Brooks and Ben Harris

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