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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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)