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Zeeshan Aleem

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Zeeshan Aleem

    Politics
    Trump missed Congress’s deadline for getting a NAFTA deal done. Now what?Trump missed Congress’s deadline for getting a NAFTA deal done. Now what?
    Politics

    The next Congress — which could have a lot more Democrats —might be calling the shots.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    BDS — the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel — explainedBDS — the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel — explained
    World Politics

    Israel’s violence in Gaza is giving new life to the movement.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Trump vows to help China save Chinese jobs. Really.Trump vows to help China save Chinese jobs. Really.
    World Politics

    Trump’s bid to protect the Chinese cellphone maker ZTE is a head-spinning policy reversal.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Europe is threatening to fight the White House on Iran sanctionsEurope is threatening to fight the White House on Iran sanctions
    World Politics

    Trump wants the world to stop doing business with Iran. But Europe might try to do it anyway.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Trump just thanked Kim Jong Un for being “excellent” to US captivesTrump just thanked Kim Jong Un for being “excellent” to US captives
    World Politics

    But one of the captives reported that he had to do a lot of labor while imprisoned.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Trump just pulled out of the Iran deal. Here’s what happens next.Trump just pulled out of the Iran deal. Here’s what happens next.
    World Politics

    It could cause the collapse of the entire agreement — and inspire Iran to pursue nuclear weapons.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    You’re going to pay a lot more at the gas station if Trump kills the Iran dealYou’re going to pay a lot more at the gas station if Trump kills the Iran deal
    World Politics

    Experts say gas prices could surge well past $3 a gallon.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    The US just accused China of “Orwellian nonsense”The US just accused China of “Orwellian nonsense”
    World Politics

    The White House is dismissing Beijing’s concern about how US airlines list Taiwan as its own country as “political correctness.”

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    The looming US-China trade war, explainedThe looming US-China trade war, explained
    World Politics

    What happens if the world’s two largest economies can’t agree on what counts as fair trade?

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    The US and Europe are locked in a standoff over tariffsThe US and Europe are locked in a standoff over tariffs
    World Politics

    If the two can’t figure out a solution, a trade war could be on the horizon.

    By Zeeshan Aleem