On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the effect of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Russia’s economy, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, and how tariffs are concentrating power in President Trump’s hands.
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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)