On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses Signalgate, Palestinian protests against Hamas, Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Greenland, and what President Donald Trump sees when he scans the Middle East.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi inspect a guard of honor on October 29, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)