On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the White House’s new artificial intelligence action plan, protests against Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, a hot conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, and the role of public intellectuals throughout history.
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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)