Canada and the U.S. have effectively decided to crack down on migrants crossing unofficial border points into Canada. Here’s why this approach misses the bigger picture.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and then U.S Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands in Beijing on December 4, 2013.
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Biden can seem like a relic from a different age. But he also represents tradition, a form of politics that is not trapped in constant, partisan trench warfare on every issue.
A Ukrainian soldier trains near a front line in the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 18, 2022.
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Liam Collins, United States Military Academy West Point
Considered to have one of the most powerful militaries in the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin has little to show for his invasion of Ukraine.
Surprise visit: Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, welcomes the US president, Joe Biden, to the presidential palace in Kyiv.
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Tom Smith, University of Portsmouth et Ann Bajo, University of Portsmouth
Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos is playing a delicate game of great power relations between Beijing and Washington.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks to reporters during a news conference on Jan. 23, 2023.
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet with President Biden at the White House on Feb. 10, 2023, to discuss several joint issues. But democracy is job one.
President Joe Biden urges lawmakers to ban assault weapons “once and for all.”
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