On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the Democrats’ recent election victories, the end of the government shutdown, Venezuela’s preparations for a hypothetical American invasion, and why Trump has started talking about humanitarian intervention in Africa.
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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)