On What Really Matters Walter Russell Mead discusses the Pope’s artificial intelligence encyclical, the United Arab Emirates’ role in the Iran war, new concerns about the divide between labor and capital, and why America and Iran’s minimum requirements for a peace agreement are unlikely to be met.
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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)