The winner’s prize is a world on fire.
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, Columnist
Trump and Harris Have No Plans for a World on Fire
The foreign policies of the last eight years aren’t sufficient for dealing with two hot wars and a cold one.
After all the political upheaval of the last three months, America’s presidential race remains too close to call. Yet whatever happens in November, global affairs won’t go easy on the next commander-in-chief.
After a sham election, Venezuela is descending into outright authoritarianism. Coups, terrorism and violent unrest plague much of Africa. Ukraine is struggling to hang on against Russia; the Middle East is afflicted by a multifront conflict. The tenuous calm in US-China relations could be ruptured at any moment.