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Vice President JD Vance looks on prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar in Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026 (Getty Images)

The Impact of Foreign Policy on Domestic Midterms

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the State Department on June 4, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Rubio’s Reassurance Mission to Gulf Allies

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

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Caption President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron on June 17, 2026, in Versailles, France. (Getty Images)

Trump’s Iran Deal

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

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The World Turned Upside Down: The Aftermath of the Iran War

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

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An aerial view of an intersection in downtown Babylon Village, New York, with the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church in the background, on June 26, 2024. (Getty Images)

A Christian Approach to International Relations: Robert Joustra’s “Christ & Covenant in Global Politics”

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Commentary

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Colorized portrait (after an 1832 stipple engraving by H. Robinson, based on a 1704 painting by Godfrey Kneller) of English philosopher John Locke as he sits in a chair. (Getty Images)

Liberalism’s Two Essential Men