Geopolitics

Rubio's three-country tour left Colombia chasing tariff relief after an earthquake, Ecuador cast as Washington's new regional anchor, and Peru eyed as a counterweight to China's economic influence. Atlantic Council experts weigh whether the alignment holds.

— via Atlantic Council, Atlantic Council experts

Xi Jinping's Washington visit will barely register with most Americans. Back in 1959, Nikita Khrushchev's twelve-day tour gripped the country, sparked bumper-sticker campaigns, and still didn't ease superpower tensions.

— via CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)