On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses Joe Kent’s resignation, Trump’s frustration with NATO’s refusal to help in the Gulf, JD Vance’s show of support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and the state of the war in Iran.
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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)