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Great-power competition and the West.
The World desk covers great-power competition, war, and the slide of Western institutions — always through what it means for American interests and security. Stories are built from wire and outlet reporting with sources listed on every article.
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Beijing's LineShine dethrones America's El Capitan — the first Chinese system on top since 2017 — while U.S. leaders pour billions into foreign wars and DEI.
June 24, 2026
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European elites lecture the world on human rights, then quietly court the Taliban to fix the migration crisis they created.
June 24, 2026
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Same sanctions relief Trump denounced for a decade — and still no answer why this is America's fight.
June 24, 2026
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Aussie police made the largest cocaine bust in their history. Our government lets cartels walk right in.
June 23, 2026
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Four crew injured on aging MH-60 Jayhawk during routine training — who's left behind when the Pentagon writes foreign checks.
June 23, 2026
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Most sweeping sanctions rollback since 1979 hands Tehran a windfall and Beijing cheap crude while American drivers get stuck with the tab.
June 23, 2026
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Suspected Israeli-backed influence op tries to sink Trump's Iran peace deal while he threatens Tehran — and Americans pay either way.
June 22, 2026
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Paul Kueker fell from the Chase Bridge during a concert — and the arena, the band, and the press just moved on.
June 22, 2026
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Americans pay the price at the pump while their tax dollars fund an escalating war with no endgame.
June 21, 2026
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Ukraine's leader named a military unit after a WWII group accused of massacring Poles, then returned Poland's top award when Warsaw revoked it — all while American taxpayers foot the bill.
June 21, 2026
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Two passenger trains collide near Bedford, killing one and injuring dozens — another warning the West can't maintain what it built.
June 21, 2026
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Foreign wars still run Washington's schedule as ceasefire barely holds
June 20, 2026
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Wyndham-branded resort burned with thatched-palm roofs U.S. fire codes ban. One tourist paid the price.
June 20, 2026
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Vance's Swiss diplomatic trip scrapped as Middle East ceasefire collapses — Americans stuck holding the bag
June 20, 2026
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Qatar gifts a luxury 747, Congress looks away, and taxpayers foot the billion-dollar conversion bill.
June 20, 2026
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14-point Versailles deal reopens Hormuz and unfreezes billions, but leaves Iran's nukes and missiles — while the White House hides the text at Tehran's request.
June 20, 2026
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Great-power pivot meets foreign-gifted jet as Trump maps 2026 travel
June 19, 2026
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The global court demanding jurisdiction over Americans can't even keep its top prosecutor licensed.
June 19, 2026
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US-Iran deal fails to stop the fighting — and American taxpayers keep paying to be ignored.
June 19, 2026
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Iran no-showed the Swiss talks and Israel kept bombing Lebanon, leaving U.S. diplomacy in tatters and taxpayers footing the bill.
June 19, 2026
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American credibility gets mortgaged for a Middle East agreement no party intends to keep.
June 19, 2026
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The president credits rival restraint with saving American lives — and calls out freeloading allies.
June 18, 2026
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