On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the White House’s new artificial intelligence action plan, protests against Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, a hot conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, and the role of public intellectuals throughout history.
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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)