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How the United States Can Regain the World’s Trust  (Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy)
Four steps the country’s next generation of leaders should be thinking about.

Xi’s Espionage Invasion: Chinese Spies Seek to Topple Taiwan  (Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times)
Soldiers, generals and presidential aides are among 159 people charged with passing secrets to Beijing, fueling fears of a fifth column within the island’s defenses.

Putin’s Easter Ceasefire Gimmick Bodes Ill for Trump’s Peace Deal  (Economist)
The Kremlin’s grey-zone war in the Black Sea shows its real intent.

UK Urged to Plan 20 Mini Nuclear Reactors to Boost Technology  (Emily Gosden, The Times)
Britain needs a plan for enough modular reactors to secure component factories, says a leading developer.

US Deploys ‘Ship Killer’ Missiles to Philippines for Battle Test  (Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times)
The two countries begin three weeks of military exercises to rehearse ‘war plan’, amid tensions with Beijing over South China Sea and Taiwan,

The DR Congo Power Battle That Could Undo Trump’s Bid for Mineral Riches  (Jack Denton and Benjamin Sivanzire, The Times)
Joseph Kabila’s return is fueling fears of further conflict in the country’s bloody civil war and threatening to derail international interest in its resources.

America Won’t Be Able to Bully the World into Buying More Gas (Economist)
Donald Trump’s tariffs get in the way of his energy ambitions.

Trump’s War on the Houthis Is Going Nowhere  (Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy)
The U.S. Navy can play whack-a-mole with the Houthis, but that changes nothing in the Red Sea.