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How the U.S. benefits from providing military aid to other countries 

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 22, 2024
Loans used to make up a third of military aid, but dropped to just 1% in 2001. Now the U.S. mostly provides grants.
U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting at the White House in 2023.
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Sanctions are a flawed foreign policy tool. Is there one that's not?

by Amy Scott and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 29, 2024
The U.S. increasingly uses economic curbs against bad actors, reports The Washington Post's Jeff Stein. But some consequences are unintended.
President Biden met with leaders of industrialized economies at the G7 Summit in June. Among the topics was responding to Russia's assault on Ukraine.
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What are some of the key takeaways from Davos 2024?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 19, 2024
War, A.I. and U.S. elections were among the key talking points at the World Economic Forum, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
At the World Economic Forum, many decisions are being made based on the possibility of another Trump presidency, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
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Polish truckers blockade Ukrainian border in protest over loss of business

by Sarah Rainsford
Nov 21, 2023
Thousands of Ukrainian truck drivers are stalled at the border in Poland as tensions between the two countries grow.
Ukrainian drivers wait near their trucks, blocked by Polish protesters near a Polish-Ukrainian border crossing on Nov. 19.
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Israel-Hamas War

With a government shutdown averted, funding for Israel and Ukraine remains in the air

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 17, 2023
A bipartisan group of Senators is working on a compromise on immigration that would be included in a broader package of aid for Ukraine and Israel.
Earlier this month, the House of Representatives also passed a $14 billion aid package for Israel, with no funding for Ukraine.
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The economic impact of Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Meredith Garretson
Oct 5, 2023
What developments in the House could mean for a potential government shutdown, funding for Ukraine and more.
With Kevin McCarthy being removed as speaker of the House of Representatives, the chances of a government shutdown in November have increased, according to Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group.
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After Russian moves against Ukraine exports, where is the global wheat market headed?

by Lily Jamali
Jul 21, 2023
Wheat prices have soared this week, but market watches say global production may stave off shortages for now.
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Can ‘drone whisperers’ in Ukraine use the supply chain to ground weapons?

by Dina Temple-Raston
Apr 12, 2023
Weapons inspectors hope preventing the sale of vital parts will hobble Russian arsenals.
A member of a Ukrainian volunteer unit, which has shot down multiple Iranian drones, walks after posing in a trench.
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War in Ukraine disrupts Europe's green energy plans for the moment

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 27, 2022
The conflict has forced the continent to rely on coal.
Snow lies in a residential area while smoke rises from the chimneys of a coal-fired power plant in the background during a sub-zero day on Dec. 15, 2022 in Korbetha near Halle, Germany.
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One Ukrainian's story of fleeing her country

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Apr 19, 2022
"I was woken up by a phone call, and I was told that the war started."
The wreckage of a tank is seen next to destroyed residential houses in the village of Zalissya, northeast of Kyiv on April 19, 2022.
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