China Proved Its Strengths in 2025—and Donald Trump Helped ( Economist) It was a good year for Xi Jinping.

· How the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters ...

Who Can Solve Iran’s Many Problems? Not I, Says the President. (Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar, New York Times) Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U.

Trump’s Business Model Is to Break Europe (Majda Ruge, Foreign Policy) Washington wants a free hand for Silicon Valley and Russia investment. The EU is an obstacle—and the far right is an ally.

I Watched 12 Hours of Nick Fuentes (Ali Breland, The Atlantic) The white-supremacist influencer is laying the groundwork to go even bigger.

Inside the Space Force’s Push for Orbital Missile Killers (Stavros Atlamazoglou, National Interest) The development of these weapon systems has a clear goal: deter and, if necessary, defeat US ...

DHS begins collecting ten fingerprints from international visitors at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Washington Dulles airport began doing so in late November; eight additional U.S.

· The Only War the White House Is Ready for Is Culture War ...

How Japan Built a Rare-Earth Supply Chain Without China (River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya, New York Times) The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their ...

Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president. African Non-State Actors Put Drones on the Attack (Rueben Dass, Lawfare) Groups are increasingly using weaponized drones ...

Europe denounces 28-point plan that would require Zelensky to give up Donbas and halve size of Ukraine’s army. The Political Theater Behind Trump’s “Guns-a-Blazing” Nigeria Threat (Lesley Anne Warner, ...

In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes. FBI Fires, ...