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(Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-29/iran-war-trump-is-depleting-a-more-powerful-weapon-than-us-missileshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-29/iran-war-trump-is-depleting-a-more-powerful-weapon-than-us-missilesSun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:04 GMTUS President Donald Trump tours Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix , Arizona where he is for a "Make America Great" rally on October 19, 2018. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-08/iran-war-trump-and-america-are-ignoring-lessons-from-vietnam-to-iraqhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-08/iran-war-trump-and-america-are-ignoring-lessons-from-vietnam-to-iraqSun, 08 Mar 2026 07:00:07 GMTUS Soldiers in Vietnamese jungle.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-15/epstein-files-a-us-show-trial-for-former-prince-andrew-is-a-bad-ideahttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-15/epstein-files-a-us-show-trial-for-former-prince-andrew-is-a-bad-ideaSun, 15 Feb 2026 07:00:10 GMTMelania Trump, Prince Andrew, Gwendolyn Beck and Jeffrey Epstein at a party at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-25/trump-is-a-lot-like-kaiser-wilhelm-vanity-itselfhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-25/trump-is-a-lot-like-kaiser-wilhelm-vanity-itselfSun, 25 Jan 2026 07:00:30 GMTColorized photo of German Emperor Wilhelm II (born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert, 1859 - 1941) (center) points as he stands with his staff officers, Berlin, Germany, 1907. (Photo by Burton Holmes/Archive Farms/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-04/how-to-save-the-us-from-authoritarianismhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-04/how-to-save-the-us-from-authoritarianismSun, 04 Jan 2026 08:00:08 GMTANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate Crop) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-10/trump-despises-europe-we-cannot-ignore-that-anymorehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-10/trump-despises-europe-we-cannot-ignore-that-anymoreWed, 10 Dec 2025 13:30:18 GMTTURNBERRY, SCOTLAND - JULY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as he announces a trade deal with the EU at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting his Trump Turnberry golf course, as well as Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, during a brief visit to Scotland from July 25 to 29. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-06/europe-economy-weak-leaders-are-on-the-path-to-budgetary-ruinhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-06/europe-economy-weak-leaders-are-on-the-path-to-budgetary-ruinThu, 06 Nov 2025 05:00:09 GMTA sign displays the price in pound sterling of food goods, including cucumbers, at a a fruit and vegetable market in stall east London on March 31, 2023. The UK economy performed slightly better than thought in the final quarter of last year, revised data showed Friday, but analysts warned of recession risks as inflation remains sky high. (Photo by Susannah Ireland / AFP) (Photo by SUSANNAH IRELAND/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-02/prince-andrew-exile-over-epstein-won-t-fix-the-royalshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-02/prince-andrew-exile-over-epstein-won-t-fix-the-royalsSun, 02 Nov 2025 07:00:05 GMTLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 28: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex look on from the stands during game four of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-12/mute-us-elites-must-find-their-voice-to-support-democracyhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-12/mute-us-elites-must-find-their-voice-to-support-democracySun, 12 Oct 2025 06:00:09 GMTCalifornia National Guard troops face off with protestors during a Federal Immigration raid on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California, July 10, 2025. Federal immigration agentsbacked by CBP, Border Patrol units, National Guard troops, helicopters, and military style vehiclesraided Glass House Farms in Camarillo early July 10, 2025, targeting state licensed cannabis and other crop operations, detaining between a dozen and 100 farmworkers, and deploying smoke or tear gas canisters and rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of several hundred protesters on Laguna Road. (Photo by BLAKE FAGAN / AFP) (Photo by BLAKE FAGAN/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-16/trump-s-uk-state-visit-the-guests-might-enjoy-it-the-hosts-won-thttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-16/trump-s-uk-state-visit-the-guests-might-enjoy-it-the-hosts-won-tTue, 16 Sep 2025 04:00:18 GMTTOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (2R), US First Lady Melania Trump (R), Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (2L), and his wife Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pose for a photograph ahead of a dinner at Winfield House, the residence of the US Ambassador, where US President Trump is staying whilst in London, on June 4, 2019, on the second day of the US President's three-day State Visit to the UK. US President Donald Trump turns from pomp and ceremony to politics and business on Tuesday as he meets Prime Minister Theresa May on the second day of a state visit expected to be accompanied by mass protests. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-01/ukraine-war-putin-sees-only-trump-s-weaknesshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-01/ukraine-war-putin-sees-only-trump-s-weaknessMon, 01 Sep 2025 03:00:19 GMTIn this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shake hands before holding a joint press conference following a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-06/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-nuclear-bombing-must-keep-being-commemoratedhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-06/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-nuclear-bombing-must-keep-being-commemoratedWed, 06 Aug 2025 01:00:30 GMTA visitor walks past the Atomic Bomb Dome in the centre of Hiroshima on May 30, 2025. This August marks the 80th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, as well as the 80th anniversary of the end of the Pacific theatre of World War II. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-20/why-the-world-is-haunted-by-this-white-househttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-20/why-the-world-is-haunted-by-this-white-houseSun, 20 Jul 2025 06:00:05 GMTVATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRIL 26: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this handout photo released via the official social media channels of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump (L) during Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st, aged 88. Anointed in 2013, Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he was a more humble Pope than many of his predecessors and will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. (Photo by Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/nato-summit-leaders-price-for-supporting-ukraine-is-their-self-respecthttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/nato-summit-leaders-price-for-supporting-ukraine-is-their-self-respectThu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:45 GMTUS President Donald Trump (2L) arrives to pose with NATO country leaders for a family photo during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, on June 25, 2025. NATO leaders hold a two-day summit on June 24 and 25 in The Hague. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-05/whose-side-is-the-us-on-doubts-strain-allianceshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-05/whose-side-is-the-us-on-doubts-strain-alliancesThu, 05 Jun 2025 04:00:51 GMTVILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MAY 22: Soldiers of the German 45th Armoured Brigade (Panzerbrigade 45) of the Bundeswehr at a ceremonial roll-call on May 22, 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Germany, which leads a multi-national NATO task force in Lithuania, is in the process of deploying a 5,000-strong brigade to Lithuania on a permanent basis. NATO is strengthening its eastern flank as a deterrence to what it sees as an aggressive Russia. (Photo by Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-16/ukraine-war-putin-still-holds-all-the-cards-with-no-reason-to-foldhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-16/ukraine-war-putin-still-holds-all-the-cards-with-no-reason-to-foldFri, 16 May 2025 06:19:59 GMTANKARA, TURKEY - MAY 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to speak to the media after his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 15, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. The Ukrainian president visited the Turkish capital amid the latest push for Ukraine-Russia peace talks. Under pressure from the United States to negotiate with Russia, President Zelensky had challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in Turkey today for direct negotiations, although Putin declined the invitation. Russian and Ukrainian delegations are supposed to meet in Istanbul later. (Photo by Serdar Ozsoy/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-27/us-europe-ties-will-worsen-before-any-improvementhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-27/us-europe-ties-will-worsen-before-any-improvementSun, 27 Apr 2025 06:00:08 GMTBRUSSELS, BELGIUM - APRIL 04: The NATO flag is seen at the NATO headquarters building on April 04, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. NATO Foreign Ministers are gathering in Brussels for a two-day summit to discuss security priorities, including defense investment and solutions to reaching a lasting peace for Russia's war in Ukraine. The summit comes amid fresh tensions between the US and NATO allies over the policies of US President Donald Trump, including a new raft of tariffs announced on Wednesday. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-06/palestine-seems-fated-to-miss-out-on-statehoodhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-06/palestine-seems-fated-to-miss-out-on-statehoodSun, 06 Apr 2025 06:00:05 GMTPalestinians attend an iftar dinner in the rubble of destroyed buildings on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza on March 2, 2025.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-16/lech-walesa-schools-donald-trump-on-america-s-global-rolehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-16/lech-walesa-schools-donald-trump-on-america-s-global-roleSun, 16 Mar 2025 07:00:11 GMTPolish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa prays with nuns at the Polish church in Paris on December 12, 1988. AFP PHOTO PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP via Getty Images)