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The Weekly Leaf - April 11
The Weekly Leaf This week, the U.S. announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs with the exception of China, China responded by...
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The Weekly Leaf - April 4
The Weekly Leaf This week, President Trump announced “Liberation Day” tariffs, South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld President Yoon...
Apr 45 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - March 28
The Weekly Leaf This week, it came to light that U.S. officials inadvertently included a journalist in a Signal chat where airstrike...
Mar 285 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - March 21
The Weekly Leaf This week, German parliament passed a historic defense and infrastructure spending package, the U.S. Department of...
Mar 215 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - March 14
The Weekly Leaf This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz engaged in talks with Ukrainian...
Mar 145 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - March 7
The Weekly Leaf This week, EU leaders agreed to a defense spending surge at an emergency summit on Ukraine, Arab leaders endorsed...
Mar 74 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - February 28
The Weekly Leaf This week, talks broke down between President Trump and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Bundestag election...
Feb 285 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - February 21
The Weekly Leaf This week, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Keith Kellogg and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Kyiv...
Feb 215 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - February 14
The Weekly Leaf This week, the Munich Security Conference kicked off; the AI Action Summit was held in Paris; President Trump and Vice...
Feb 146 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - February 7
The Weekly Leaf This week, President Trump proposed a possible U.S. takeover of Gaza following his meeting with Prime Minister of Israel...
Feb 75 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - January 31
The Weekly Leaf This week, the White House ordered a pause to all federal grants and loans in a memo that was later rescinded, President...
Jan 315 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - January 24
The Weekly Leaf This week, President Trump began his second term with a flurry of executive orders, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met...
Jan 245 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - January 17
The Weekly Leaf This week, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement, President Trump’s cabinet nominees began confirmation...
Jan 174 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - January 10
The Weekly Leaf This week, the nation mourned President Jimmy Carter, wildfires burned across Los Angeles, Venezuelan opposition leader...
Jan 105 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - December 13
The Weekly Leaf This week, the Assad regime collapsed in Syria, President of France Emmanuel Macron named François Bayrou his new Prime...
Dec 13, 20245 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - December 6
Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next Administration Stephen Hadley , Founding Principal, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC; Former U.S....
Dec 13, 20244 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - November 22
The Weekly Leaf This week, Russia launched a new ballistic missile at Ukraine after releasing its new nuclear doctrine, a Chinese ship...
Nov 22, 20245 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - November 15
The Weekly Leaf This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced key Cabinet picks, President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping...
Nov 15, 20244 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - November 8
The Weekly Leaf This week, Donald Trump was re-elected as president of the United States, Germany’s governing coalition collapsed, Prime...
Nov 8, 20244 min read
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The Weekly Leaf - November 2
The Weekly Leaf This week, flash floods in eastern Spain claimed over 200 lives, Israel banned the UNRWA from operating in Gaza, protests...
Nov 2, 20245 min read
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