This week, Walter Russell Mead discusses United States naval warships in Latin America, the latest opinion poll on Americans’ views on Gaza, President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, and Xi Jinping’s summit with Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin.
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A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)