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The Iran war has become the most serious foreign-policy challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump in his second term. But does it reveal a larger point about U.S. power? Stephen M. Walt, a professor at Harvard University and Foreign Policy columnist, argues that it does and that the United States is increasingly acting like a rogue state. What damage will this cause, and what can countries do about it?
Plus, Ravi offers his read on Hungary’s election and why it matters for the world.
Thomas Carothers: Why Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party Lost
Stephen M. Walt: The United States Has Become a Rogue State
Foreign Affairs: Stephen M. Walt: The Predatory Hegemon
Ravi Agrawal: Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World
Howard W. French: Trump’s Recipe for Accelerated U.S. Decline
Pew Research Center: International Views of China Turn Slightly More Positive
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