Is Donald Trump Creating the Conditions for Another World War?

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The Washington Roundtable discusses Donald Trump’s use of force in Venezuela, his desire to take over Greenland, and the historical echoes of the Administration’s new imperialist projects. The panel also considers Trump’s brand of “narcissistic unilateralism” and the increased risks of global conflict when foreign policy is based on one man’s whims. “Donald Trump wants to write his name into history,” the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says. “He wants every single person in the world to have to exchange their map for one of the United States that looks different, that looks bigger, and that everybody for all eternity will say, ‘Donald Trump did this.’ ”

This week’s reading:

“Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else),” by Susan B. Glasser

“Minneapolis Grieves, Again,” by E. Tammy Kim

“Mr. Mamdani’s (New) Neighborhood,” by Molly Fischer

“The Aggressive Ambitions of Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine,’ ” by Robin Wright

“What Will Become of Venezuela’s Political Prisoners?,” by Stephania Taladrid

“J. D. Vance’s Notable Absence on Venezuela,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells

“The Dramatic Arraignment of Nicolás Maduro,” by Cristian Farias

“The Former Trump Skeptics Getting Behind His War in Venezuela,” by Isaac Chotiner

“Jack Smith’s Closing Argument,” by Ruth Marcus

“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Big Breakup,” by Charles Bethea

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