This week, Walter Russell Mead discusses United States naval warships in Latin America, the latest opinion poll on Americans’ views on Gaza, President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, and Xi Jinping’s summit with Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin.
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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)