In global politics, gratitude is not about politeness. It is about signaling reliability, shaping perceptions, and building leverage in an uncertain system. For powerful states, gratitude is optional.

“As everyone knows, the oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust, for a long period of time. … We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in ...

Dr. Thompson is the author of “Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century.” Mr. Guida is an editor in Times Opinion. What forces are shaping global politics? In 2026, what has been called the ...

Books & the Arts / Through Nkrumah’s story, Howard French charts the history of African decolonization and the American civil rights movement. Adom Getachew Accra’s Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, built ...

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Since its inauguration, the Trump administration has embarked on an aggressive agenda to dismantle vital environmental regulations and climate change initiatives, both at home and abroad. It has ...