On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to end the United States’ aid to Israel, President Donald Trump’s disavowal of right-wing antisemites, his ever-changing assessment of what’s happening in Iran, and what China and Russia think of his moves in Venezuela and Greenland.
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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)