Hundreds of thousands of lost jobs. Mass poverty. Factories, farms and whole industries left idle and suffering. These are some of the most common worries […]
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Opinion | How to Solve the Iran Problem
[] President Trump said on Monday that he will “solve the Iran problem” and that “it’s almost an easy one.” Almost. What is “the Iran […]
China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies
[] China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace […]
Boeing Helped Power Russia’s Economy. Could It Return?
To hear President Vladimir V. Putin tell it, Russia’s economy has thrived despite Western sanctions, becoming more self-sufficient and reorienting toward new markets. But there […]
What to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
A brief handshake may be the most likely outcome from preliminary diplomatic talks set for Saturday between American and Iranian officials. It would probably be […]
Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump
[] It was a closely held, urgent meeting. Iran was pondering a response to President Trump’s letter seeking nuclear negotiations. So the country’s president, as […]
Plunge in Oil Prices Threatens Russia’s Vast Spending on Ukraine War
President Trump spared Russia from the tariffs he had imposed on 180 other nations in a bid to reshape global trade. But that did not […]
Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s
[] In 2016, running for president and pressed for details on how he would handle some of the world’s knottiest security issues, then-candidate Donald J. […]
Ukraine Questions Value of Black Sea Truce With Russia
[] The Ukrainian Navy patrol boat zipped across the Black Sea, its double-barreled, 25-millimeter machine gun locked on the horizon. The enemy, Russia, was nowhere […]
Surprising Allies for Syria’s New Leaders: Some Jews Who Fled Long Ago
[] Now, his relatives are making the rounds in Washington with Mr. Moustafa, who said they had met with people at the National Security Council, […]