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Harry Truman was travestied in the movie — but he built the world we live in and stand to lose
Swings in foreign policy from president to president drain US power
Donald Trump wanted to buy the resources-rich island but the Danes called him ‘absurd’
A stylish history of the 1940s effort to rebuild Europe is a case study in far-sighted statesmanship
Incoherent and bellicose, the US president could be misinterpreted at this delicate time
President begins his term with a flurry of far-reaching directives
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Governments and businesses do not seek out superforecasters. And perhaps for good reason
Charleston massacre prompts symbolic shift in the American south
US presidential hopeful outlines expansionist foreign policy and ‘moral clarity’
When we elect a leader we are electing two people, writes Kati Marton
Pieces of history solve presidential gift problem
Queen Elizabeth marks 60th anniversary of accession
The US navy’s grants have been behind 59 award-winning research projects in the past 59 years
Dogs have been used in warfare for millennia
Obama’s problem is Egypt was never America’s to lose
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