Professor Walter Russell Mead, Author of Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How it Changed the World (Alfred A. Knopf), 13th winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize.
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A Mexican National Guard officer stands guard on a pickup truck during a vehicle check heading to the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry crossing in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on February 6, 2025. (Getty Images)