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Zeeshan Aleem

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Zeeshan Aleem

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    Buy your flight to Cuba fast — Trump might be reimposing travel restrictionsBuy your flight to Cuba fast — Trump might be reimposing travel restrictions
    World Politics

    He’s looking to reverse Obama’s legacy on Cuba.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    The epic Trump-Merkel feud, explainedThe epic Trump-Merkel feud, explained
    World Politics

    The president’s trip abroad caused a subtle, unsettling shift in the world order.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    An activist investigating a Chinese factory making Ivanka Trump shoes has been detainedAn activist investigating a Chinese factory making Ivanka Trump shoes has been detained
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    And two others have disappeared. They were working on a report with damning allegations.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Trumpian diplomacy at its most refined: “The Germans are bad, very bad”Trumpian diplomacy at its most refined: “The Germans are bad, very bad”
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    “See the millions of cars they are selling to the U.S. Terrible. We will stop this,” he said.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    The Chinese version of Amazon is already using drones to deliver stuff to customersThe Chinese version of Amazon is already using drones to deliver stuff to customers
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    It’s pretty rad.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Trump didn’t say the one thing about NATO he was supposed to sayTrump didn’t say the one thing about NATO he was supposed to say
    World Politics

    His silence on Article 5 is deafening to European leaders.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Trump told the Philippine president that he’s doing a “great job” killing drug dealersTrump told the Philippine president that he’s doing a “great job” killing drug dealers
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    Trump continues to be at ease endorsing the country’s brutal campaign.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    I ate at North Korea’s state-run restaurant chain in China. It was weird.I ate at North Korea’s state-run restaurant chain in China. It was weird.
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    There were diplomatic-metaphor glow sticks.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Why Trump’s subtle mistake during his important Islam speech is so revealingWhy Trump’s subtle mistake during his important Islam speech is so revealing
    World Politics

    The difference between “Islamic” and “Islamist” matters.

    By Zeeshan Aleem
    World Politics
    Trump is delaying an arms deal to Taiwan as a gift to ChinaTrump is delaying an arms deal to Taiwan as a gift to China
    World Politics

    His plan to win over China on North Korea: concede, concede, concede.

    By Zeeshan Aleem