On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the administration’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, the hidden and rising costs of healthcare premiums, China’s energy future, and the implications that President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy will have for China, Russia, Europe, and the GOP.
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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)