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French Gen. Jean de Rochambeau and American Gen. George Washington giving the last orders in October 1781 for the battle at Yorktown, where the British defeat ended the War of Independence. 'Siege of Yorktown' painting, Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images.

How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends

Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George Washington.
View of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. In 2025, observances commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation. A survey of the camp’s survivors reveals that they reacted differently to their ordeal. (Shutterstock)

Repression, resentment and resilience: A portrait of concentration camp survivors 80 years after their liberation

Although concentration camp survivors followed different trajectories and displayed different levels of resilience, four main survivor profiles emerge.
The breakdown of global order in the 1930s resulted in totalitarian leaders pulling the strings. Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s

Over the past 15 years, the world has seen a financial crisis, the rise of populist politics and a fracturing of the world economic order. Sounds all a bit pre-WWII, right?
People in Hamburg, Germany, protest against right-wing extremism and the AfD party on Feb. 25, 2024. Hami Roshan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

A far‑right political group is gaining popularity in Germany – but so, too, are protests against it

Hundreds of thousands of people in Germany are taking to the streets to push back against the far-right, nationalist policies of the AfD, which currently holds 11% of the seats in parliament.
On Oct. 12, a sign in Tel Aviv says in Hebrew, ‘No more words,’ near candles lit both in memory of those killed in the Hamas massacres and for the hostages taken to the Gaza Strip. Amir Levy/Getty Images

Holocaust comparisons are overused – but in the case of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel they may reflect more than just the emotional response of a traumatized people

The Holocaust is not just a memory in Israel. It’s part of how Israelis understand themselves and their country − and it’s playing a part in how the country responds to the Hamas massacres of Oct. 7.

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