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May 16, 2026
Good morning! Today is Saturday, May 16th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Jude Russo argues Trump's Beijing visit lays bare a decade of strategic drift, with a sub-300-ship Navy, an Iran war cannibalizing Asian assets, and Xi dictating terms on Taiwan with little pushback. Ted Snider unpacks four revelations from Putin's Victory Day press conference, including a possible opening for European dialogue, Gerhard Schroeder named as preferred negotiator, and Macron identified as the leader who urged the 2022 Kiev troop pullback. Treasury yields hit their highest levels…
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