Foreign affairs
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 10 things you need to know today: October 9, 2022Daily Briefing Russians respond to bridge attack with airstrike, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he won’t consider president’s call for marijuana pardons, and more By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published Daily Briefing
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 America's history of hostage-swappingSpeed Read Before Britney Griner, American presidents have struggled to deal with citizens held abroad By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 U.S. calls Poland's surprise public offer to route MiG-29s to Ukraine through a U.S. airbase 'not tenable'Speed Read By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 Why Russia has nukes but not much moneyopinion A Soviet hangover helps keep the economy down By James Pethokoukis Published opinion
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 War in Ukraine may make GOP doves cryTalking Point By W. James Antle III Published Talking Point
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 Putin's brutal record in Chechnya and Syria is ominous for Ukraineopinion Do those fights preview the present war? By Jason Fields Published opinion
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 The strategic folly of a Russian invasion of Ukraineopinion Putin might conquer Ukraine, but he won't win this war By David Faris Published opinion
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 U.S. asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández on trafficking chargesSpeed Read By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 Are we on the brink of a new era of nuclear proliferation?opinion Why a growing list of countries might conclude they need the bomb By Noah Millman Published opinion
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 U.S. sends Russia letter on security demands: 'The ball is in their court'Speed Read By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 A fake Russian ray gun destroyed the media's BS detectorTalking Point By Ryan Cooper Published Talking Point
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 Kazakhstan, Russia, and why recent protests matterSpeed Read By Brigid Kennedy Published Speed Read
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 How should the U.S. respond to the coming Russian invasion of Ukraine?Talking Point By Damon Linker Published Talking Point
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 How to help Africa get COVID shots into armsopinion To beat COVID, Africa needs vaccines. And syringes. And helicopters. And generators. By Ryan Cooper Published opinion
