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“National Conservatives” met next door to Disney World, but it’s no joke. What is this movement, and how is it a danger to democracy?

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Following one summit in Rome and an upcoming one on climate in Glasgow, world leaders differ on climate action.

Correction: Other invited leaders were not in attendance besides Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. We should have stated that they were two of the major leaders missing.

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Barack Obama promised hope and change. Why didn’t his leadership deliver it?

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Oil companies testified before Congress on climate misinformation campaigns, but politicians should take a look in the mirror.

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Sudanese citizens are taking to the streets to protest a military coup, but the global trend is against them.

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Yemen’s civil war rages on. Unless the United States can come to terms with its poor strategic and moral position, things will only get worse.

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On the global competition between democracy and autocracy

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The fall of the Soviet Union promised democracy’s global triumph. But we quickly forgot the principles that brought our victory.

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The Insight about the death penalty

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Choosing to dodge conflict with Poland over its backsliding democracy and eroding rule of law would be a mistake for the European Union.

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The impending approval of Russia’s natural gas pipeline to Germany is a reminder of how autocracies may be empowered by global trade.

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About Germany's susceptibility to the "trap of believing in neutral exchange"

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With some boycotting Toyota, it’s critical we keep a focus on the importance of innovation broadly rather than one favorite green technology.

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