Vladimir Putin Is Testing the West—and Its Unity ( Economist) NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within.

Trump’s Executive Order Against ‘Political Violence’ Is an Un-American Attack on Free Speech (Joe Lancaster, Reason) The order lists “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as ...

Inside Lebanon’s Audacious Disarmament Plan (Fin de Pencier, Foreign Policy) The state faces a stark choice to confront groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas or risk another war with Israel.

Military Ballooning Is Taking Off Again ( Economist) Armed forces are turning to an 18th-century technology to snoop on enemies. Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Miscalculation (Vivek Wadhwa, Foreign Policy ...

Europe’s Astonishing Drop in Illegal Migration ( Economist) Europe’s big, invisible wall is slowing boat crossings by migrants. The TikTok Deal Is America’s White Flag in the Tech War with China ...

Israel Can No Longer Wish Palestine Away (Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs) But symbolic statehood is no panacea for the Palestinians.

The H-1B Visa Fiasco Is Accelerating America’s Decline (Howard W. French, Foreign Policy) Trump’s new $100,000 fee for high-skilled workers is another nail in the coffin for U.S. prosperity.

A Made-in-China Plan for World Domination ( Economist) Donald Trump is failing to stop China’s rise as a manufacturing superpower. Trump Promises Arab Leaders He Won’t Let Israel Annex the West Bank ...

Trump is treating the military like his personal mercenaries. Donald Trump is being cagey about how many people he’s ordered the U.S. Navy to kill on the high seas. The official toll from American ...

H-1B Visa Upheaval Roils Companies and Geopolitics (Andrew Ross Sorkin et al., New York Times) The Trump administration has clarified its new visa policy, but corporate bosses are still trying to sort ...

· U.S. Military Buildup in Caribbean Signals Broader Campaign Against Venezuela ...

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access (Ken Bensinger, New York Times) The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information – even if it is ...