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<title><![CDATA[Joshua Keating - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/23072.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Joshua Keating]]></description><category domain="23072">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump Can't Rekindle the Spark With Kim Jong Un]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/why-trump-can-t-rekindle-the-spark-with-kim-jong-un/ar-AA2auNOp</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Can President Donald Trump pen a new chapter in his love story with North Korea'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Kim Jong Un?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Iran Overestimating Its Position?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-us-was-overconfident-before-the-war-iran-may-be-overconfident-now/ar-AA27GxFv</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you can think back to the distant days of March 2026, you'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll remember that the US-Iran war was, at one point, primarily a conflict over Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nuclear program, though at times it was also about'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s treatment of protesters,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' threat to Israel,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' missile program,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Wants the U.S. Military To Be Rent-a-Cops]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-wants-the-us-military-to-be-rent-a-cops/ar-AA26AZjs</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s core political positions has always been that US allies should pay more for the benefits they receive from US military power. This has included demanding that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' South Korea'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Japan'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' pay more for the presence of US troops on their soil, and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran War's End Is Being Greatly Exaggerated]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-iran-war-s-end-is-being-greatly-exaggerated/ar-AA25HyTY</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One should never underestimate President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s ability to use sheer obfuscation to extract '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'victory'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' from a situation where the outcome is ambiguous at best.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Iran War Could Drive Conflicts Thousands of Miles Away]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-the-iran-war-could-drive-conflicts-in-countries-thousands-of-miles-away/ar-AA25h2hh</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Comoros, an island nation of less than 1 million people, more than 3,000 miles away from Iran, might not seem to have much at stake, politically, from the current conflict in the Middle East. President Donald Trump has never publicly mentioned it. It is neither an ally nor a target of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Still Thinks He's Winning in Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-still-thinks-he-s-winning-in-iran/ar-AA247hkY</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s an old line, sometimes attributed to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, that the best way to solve a difficult problem is to make it bigger. That might be the most generous interpretation of how the Trump administration is approaching its ongoing peace talks with Iran.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's China Policy Not What Everyone Expected]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-s-china-policy-is-nearly-the-exact-opposite-of-what-everyone-expected/ar-AA2350Aa</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s upcoming summit with Xi Jinping is likely to be dominated and somewhat overshadowed by the ongoing conflict in Iran.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Ways the Iran Standoff Could End]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/5-ways-the-iran-standoff-could-end/ar-AA22xq8s</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Despite the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' US and Iran exchanging fire'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and new missile attacks'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' aimed at the United Arab Emirates'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' this week, the Trump administration maintains that the ceasefire that began in early April is still in effect. Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s attacks on commercial and US Navy ships are still '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'all...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What We Learned From a Wild Day in the Iran War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/from-threatening-a-civilization-to-ceasefire-what-we-learned-from-a-wild-day-in-the-iran-war/ar-AA20n3fy</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s fast pivot on Iran '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' from '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'a whole civilization will die tonight'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' to a benign return to negotiations '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' has a whipsawed world scratching their heads. What was he up to?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Beginning of the End of the War in Iran?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-war-in-iran/ar-AA1ZX7vK</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Iran war of 2026 will continue, but it appears to be entering its final phase. Or at least, that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s what President Donald Trump hopes.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says Iran War Is Over. So Why Won't He Stop It?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-says-the-iran-war-is-over-so-why-won-t-he-end-it/ar-AA1ZrnZH</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though President Donald Trump is signaling that he wants the war in Iran to wind down soon '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and claims the United States has already won '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' an actual deal to end the war still looks unlikely in the near term.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the U.S. Wants To Protect Iran's Oil and Gas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/why-the-us-wants-to-protect-iran-s-oil-and-gas/ar-AA1Z5bg9</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s rhetoric on the war in Iran tends to be heavy on words like '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'lethality'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'obliteration,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' so it was notable that the president seemed almost apologetic on Wednesday, when discussing an Israeli strike on Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s South Pars gas...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Iran Could Become a 'Forever War']]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/here-s-how-iran-could-become-a-forever-war/ar-AA1Z2ocu</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s end goals for the war in Iran, never particularly well-defined to begin with, appear to be narrowing.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran Had a Plan To Fight. It All Collapsed After October 7]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-had-plan-fight-israel-230000880.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For years, the Islamic Republic worked to build up a network of allies throughout the Middle East, widely known as the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Axis of Resistance,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' which, in the event Iran itself were attacked, could rain down destruction on Israel, the US military, and American allies in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Just Blew Up Trump's Foreign Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-supreme-court-just-blew-up-trump-s-foreign-policy/ar-AA1WLAK1</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s approach to foreign policy so far has been to speak loudly and carry a big stick. On Friday, the Supreme Court took away his favorite stick.  '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Would a War With Iran Look Like?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/it-really-looks-like-we-re-about-to-bomb-iran-again/ar-AA1WHbA0</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The US military is in the midst of its largest build-up of forces in the Middle East in decades, in preparation for some sort of military action in Iran. Military officials say strikes'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' could come as early as this weekend'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and some US personnel are being evacuated from the region.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  ...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Epstein Files Might Bring Down a Government - But Not the US]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-files-might-bring-down-204500165.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The questions about the exact nature of Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s relationship with the late financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein that have dogged his presidency in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' both'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' terms'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' were given fresh life last week when the Justice Department'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' released millions of new '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Epstein...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is a New U.S.-Russia Arms Race About To Begin?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-a-new-us-russia-arms-race-about-to-begin/ar-AA1VzBEv</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New START, a 15-year-old nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, is about to expire. It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the last remaining treaty of its kind between the worlds'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' two main nuclear powers.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Four Possible Reasons Trump Is Waffling on Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-waffling-iran-strikes-four-200000201.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s what President Donald Trump promised in a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Truth Social'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' post earlier this week, adding that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Iranians Patriots'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' should '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'KEEP PROTESTING '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is This Time Different in Iran?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-this-time-different-in-iran/ar-AA1TUIZf</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Thursday night, the Iran government cut off internet service and international calling in the country'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' as anti-government protests broke out'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' throughout the country. Videos that made it to social media showed large crowds marching through multiple cities and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' government buildings...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Actually Is the 'Donroe Doctrine'?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-actually-is-the-donroe-doctrine/ar-AA1TGElC</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration may be more focused on Latin America than any other White House since the 1960s. But the goals of all that focus are not quite as clear.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Talking About Greenland Again]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-is-talking-about-greenland-again/ar-AA1SY3ZW</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[2025 is ending much as it began: with President Donald Trump talking about annexing Greenland.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Everything Changed for U.S. and China in 2025]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/2025-was-the-year-everything-changed-for-the-us-and-china/ar-AA1SPnFV</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When the dust settles on a year that included a ceasefire in the brutal war in Gaza, persistent but ultimately fruitless efforts to end the war in Ukraine, and the ramp up to a potential war in Venezuela, the biggest US national security story of 2025 may turn out to be one in which not...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Global Shadow Economy Behind Latest Move on Venezuela]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-global-shadow-economy-behind-trump-s-latest-move-on-venezuela/ar-AA1SflJi</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Following this week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' seizure of a sanctioned ship'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' off the coast of Venezuela, the Trump administration says it will be'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' targeting more oil tankers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' off the Venezuelan coast. This is, first and foremost, a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s campaign...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fierce Debate Behind Move on Selling AI Chips to China]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-fierce-debate-behind-trump-s-move-on-selling-ai-chips-to-china/ar-AA1S6x8B</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week, President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' announced'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that he would allow US chipmaker Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 chips to China, describing the move as overturning a failed Biden administration policy that he says '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'slowed innovation and hurt the American worker.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A New Clash of Civilizations--With European Liberals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/america-has-a-new-clash-of-civilizations-with-european-liberals/ar-AA1RNMHx?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=0c52ce527ca44d45e79134bd8c7c26f6&amp;ei=3</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America is out of the business of giving patronizing lectures to other governments about how to run their countries and trying to mold other societies in its own image'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' except for the countries of Western Europe.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is Trump Suddenly Obsessed With Honduras?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-is-trump-suddenly-so-obsessed-with-honduras/ar-AA1RAvCP</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The US may or may not be'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' marching toward war with Venezuela, but at the moment, there'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s another Latin American country that seems to be occupying President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s attention.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is the U.S. About To Go to War With Venezuela?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-is-the-us-on-the-verge-of-war-with-venezuela/ar-AA1RvMUq</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The US has been bombing alleged drug boats near Venezuela since September, while building up military forces in the region to a level not seen since the Cold War.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is There Any Peace Deal That Putin Would Accept?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-there-any-peace-deal-that-putin-would-accept/ar-AA1RdFFM</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump says the plan for ending Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s war in Ukraine that was presented to Kyiv last week, and was so heavily tilted toward Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s demands that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'one of most difficult moments in our history,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' has been...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S.-Saudi Relationship Is Too Big To Fail...for Now]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/the-us-saudi-relationship-is-too-big-to-fail-for-now/ar-AA1QLzuj</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joshua Keating</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The most shocking thing about President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Oval Office meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Tuesday was that anyone was shocked by it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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