Walter Russell Mead discusses Joe Biden’s tariffs on China, Israel’s spiraling relations with Egypt, Google’s plan to crush publishers with artificial intelligence, and how America’s democracy promotion agenda is finding new ways to fail in Africa on What Really Matters.

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Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) from Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON 3) operate remotely in San Diego Bay on May 15, 2024, ahead of the unit’s establishment ceremony. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois)