On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses Signalgate, Palestinian protests against Hamas, Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Greenland, and what President Donald Trump sees when he scans the Middle East.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)