Is the Arizona Tech Oasis a Mirage? (Alejandro Reyes, Foreign Policy) Taiwan’s pushback on chip production underscores continued U.S. dependency.

Trump Has Not Ruled Out Invoking Insurrection Act to Deploy National Guard, Vance Says (Ashley Ahn, New York Times) Vice President JD Vance asserted in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that ...

Gaza Ceasefire: Breakthrough or Another False Dawn? (Leon Hadar, National Interest) There are compelling reasons to expect this ceasefire to end like the last one. One Question Looming Over the Gaza ...

Europe Should Support U.S. Democracy (Amanda Sloat and Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Foreign Policy) EU leaders still aren’t alarmed enough about democratic decline across the Atlantic.

A New Beginning for the Middle East ( Economist) The breakthrough in Gaza could open up a new approach to peace.

The Geography of a U.S.-China War (Henrik Stålhane Hiim and Øystein Tunsjø, Lawfare) Conflict over Taiwan would promote escalation in ways U.S.-Soviet tensions in Europe never did.

Why Jews Feel Increasingly Unsafe in Britain ( Economist) An attack on a Manchester synagogue follows a resurgence in antisemitism. The Weak Link in Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan Might Be Trump Himself ...

As America Fumbles, China Races Ahead (Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post) Xi is building the future while Trump pushes tariffs and fights the woke wars. Rank Partisanship: The President Tries to Enlist ...

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 ...

Abstract: Possible U.S. military action against Mexico’s drug cartels poses unique challenges. The situation is complicated, and the United States must be prepared for possible counteractions. The ...

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

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives ...