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What does it mean when the rules that had quietly structured political life until now are rendered obsolete? In FP’s latest print package, our writers and contributors survey the extent of the damage. https://t.co/dU7uP6FeUK

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In 2025, China’s three champions spent roughly one-tenth of what the U.S. hyperscalers spent on AI. Yet they are releasing models that rival the performance of U.S. AI leaders, writes @GrahamTAllison.

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Experts say political uncertainty makes the Trump-backed plan untenable, for now.
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A high-profile case in Indonesia is raising doubts about President Prabowo Subianto’s motivations. https://t.co/La9jhuKD7O

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The Gulf needs a joint front on deterrence, engagement, and freedom of navigation. https://t.co/1xnOXFH5Mx

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In an effort to close ranks and fortify their positions at home, Europe’s national leaders assumed an incoherent position that will continue to sow doubt the next time that a crisis emerges, Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom writes.
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Methanol is a relatively convenient alternative fuel for conventional internal combustion engines, and its flexibility makes it particularly attractive for countries seeking greater energy security, write Lizzi C. Lee and Fengming Lu. https://t.co/dXteTrq2Wn

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Even without any comprehensive federal statute or international agreement, U.S. states have the power to meaningfully regulate AI, writes @CDLaRoche. https://t.co/YQxPOu0Yjc

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World Brief: The United States, Iran, and Oman negotiate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; Myanmar’s junta pursues political legitimacy in Thailand; and the Democratic Republic of the Congo bans cobalt and copper concentrate exports. https://t.co/geP5zAd93o

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With his new book, Eyal Weizman joins a wave of outstanding younger scholars who have made environmental impact central to the documentation of war. https://t.co/3RhE7YbFWA

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The specter of geopolitics now haunts the seabed, too, Elisabeth Braw writes.
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The country has been waging wars of choice that combine modest U.S. interests with extremely ambitious goals, Stephen M. Walt writes. https://t.co/RiKebSDcMM

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Missed opportunities and strategic blunders have plagued Riyadh.
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The region has become ground zero for protests against poor governance, Michael Kugelman writes in this week’s South Asia Brief.
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Economic reality, especially stubborn inflation, won’t allow the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, and so it is now facing the wrath of both financial markets and the White House, Keith Johnson writes.
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This year’s El Niño is underway, and it might end up being the strongest in 140 years. Southeast Asia will be hit hard, Joseph Rachman writes in this week’s newsletter on the region. Read more: https://t.co/QQLAylOKpu

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Recent events in India show how a splintered society can start to coalesce. https://t.co/63NycMjCew

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Hanna Davis reports on the ground in northeast Syria during the latest stage in an ongoing confrontation between Damascus and the Kurdish-led autonomous administration. https://t.co/LPdF6ZZmJb

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For the first time in history, U.S. companies are talking not in billions but trillions. Meanwhile, China is making their AI models free for everyone. @GrahamTAllison explores which bet will pay off.

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Seabed mining is a threat to both ecology and the international order, Elisabeth Braw writes.
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China has launched a one-year “special campaign” against organized crime, promising a crackdown on enterprises ranging from online scam syndicates to human trafficking. Read more in this week’s China Brief newsletter:
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