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Could Trump’s meeting with Putin be the next Reagan-Gorbachev moment?
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Speculation over how the upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has run rampant over the last week, with some expressing concern the Alaska-based powwow could be more games from the Kremlin, while others have begun to draw comparisons to the 1985 breakthrough meeting between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Immediately following Trump’s announcement of the meeting last week, South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has been ardently opposed to Russia’s war in Ukraine, took to social media to argue, «To those who criticize President Trump for being willing to meet with Putin to end the bloodbath in Ukraine – remember Reagan met with Gorbachev to try to end the Cold War.
«I’m confident President Trump will walk away – like Reagan – if Putin insists on a bad deal,» he added.
At the closing ceremony for the Geneva Summit, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan face each other, on Nov. 21, 1985. (Bettmann via Getty Images)
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While some comparisons can be drawn between the upcoming summit and the historic 1985 meeting in Geneva – which then led to the pair sitting down together two more times before the Cold War was finally brought to an end – there are «glaring» differences, warned experts.
«We could be approaching a breakthrough moment if Putin realizes that Trump is the only world leader who will ever help Russia get out of the Ukraine War and end its isolation,» Fred Fleitz, who served as a deputy assistant to Trump and chief of staff of the National Security Council during the president’s first term, told Fox News Digital.
«Trump offers Putin a narrow window to greatly improve the lives of the Russian people and make them prosperous,» he added. «Trump hopes to achieve a compromise that will give Putin a face-saving way to end the conflict.»
A portrait of President Ronald Reagan is seen in the background while President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, April 22, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
But world leaders and security experts alike remain wary that there is any interest from Putin to end his war ambitions in Ukraine.
«They need to meet. We need to see the results of the meeting, and then we need to see whether those are palatable for Ukraine, for Europe and for us,» Dan Hoffman, former CIA Moscow station chief, told Fox News Digital.
«I’ve seen no indication whatsoever that Vladimir Putin wants to end the war. So let’s see if there’s any evidence of that,» he added.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Hoffman pointed out that the U.S. has tried to incentivize Russia to end its war through various means, including direct military pressure by sending arms packages to Ukraine, and economic sanctions that will not only impact Putin’s war chest, but will cause financial strain across the country.
Ultimately, Putin does not appear to have yet changed his war calculus, and experts highlighted that there are some significant differences between Putin and his Soviet predecessor, Gorbachev, that make this upcoming talk vastly different.
Gorbachev came to power after years of attempts by Reagan to meet with his Soviet counterparts. The then-new Soviet leader was not only interested in ending the decades-long Cold War with the U.S., but he was also looking to implement major changes at home.
Peter Rough, senior fellow and director for the Center on Europe and Eurasia with the Hudson Institute, explained that Gorbachev – who ultimately oversaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union – was also working to increase transparency in the government and open the economy while he was engaging in talks with Reagan.
«There is no evidence that Putin is interested in opening up Russia,» Rough told Fox News Digital. «Instead, he wants to defend the course he has set over the past 25 years, especially the invasion of Ukraine.
«Putin is sending none of the signals Gorbachev sent in the 1980s,» he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speak to each other at a press conference at Gottorf Castle in Germany in December 2004. (Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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There are clear differences in how Putin – who has openly chastised Gorbachev and referred to the collapse of the Soviet Union as the «greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century» in a 2005 speech – operates in comparison to his Soviet predecessor.
Though some have argued there are similarities in how Trump works as a statesman, in comparison to Reagan.
The White House and other GOP figures have argued that Trump has utilized Reagan’s «peace through strength» approach in his geopolitical maneuvering since taking office in January.
«I believe there will be compelling comparisons between Trump’s ‘peace through strength’ approach to Putin and Reagan’s approach to Gorbachev,» Fleitz, who serves as vice chair of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security, said. «Reagan’s strong leadership on the world stage promoted global stability and contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union.
«Putin is coming to the Alaska Summit because he sees a strong U.S. president and one who is prepared to impose crippling energy sanctions on Russia,» he added.
Rough echoed this line of reasoning but warned much will be determined in how Trump handles Putin in the upcoming summit.
«Trump has leverage unlike any other Western leader,» Rough argued. «I like the formula ‘peace through strength’ but the devil will be in the details.»
President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, July 16, 2018. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
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«If the president backs his diplomatic effort in Alaska with a concrete threat of economic pressure on Russia and perhaps even talk of arms sales to Ukraine, I think the odds of him pushing Putin into a ceasefire improve,» Rough added.
Trump has already said he does not plan on making any deals, and described the talks as a «feel-out meeting» or a «listening exercise,» as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed to reporters on Tuesday.
The president said he will immediately communicate with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders following his discussion with Putin.
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Congressman whose DC apartment complex was robbed blasts Democrats for criticizing Trump crime crackdown
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Congressman Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, blasted Democrats and the members of the media who have been critical of President Donald Trump sending the National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., in an effort to curb the rampant crime plaguing the city.
Hunt also revealed that his own DC apartment complex in the Navy Yard area was broken into last year, leaving a front desk attendant robbed of her belongings just several floors away from the congressman’s own unit.
«Downstairs in my apartment complex, there was a woman who was robbed,» Hunt told Fox News Digital. «She had her computer stolen, her phone stolen, and her iPad stolen right behind the desk, and we were all blocks away from the Capitol.»
«I was a three-minute drive away from the Capitol when this happened,» Hunt added. «Across the street from our complex was where Henry Cuellar was robbed at gunpoint. I don’t understand what these [critics] are talking about. It’s not safe.»
Hunt insists that the city is not safe. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
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Trump’s military intervention to combat crime in D.C. has been widely criticized by Democrats, with House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introducing a resolution last week to prevent the president from keeping servicemembers in the district.
Because Washington, D.C., is not a state, Trump was able to invoke Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, allowing him to declare a public emergency and deploy federal resources into the area.
«Just like I took care of the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before, I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN,» Trump stated in an August 11 White House fact sheet on the emergency declaration. «Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again.»
President Donald Trump has faced criticism for sending federal resources to Washington, D.C., to combat crime and homelessness. (Getty Images)
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Hunt also noted the actions of several Democrat governors who used their respective state’s National Guard to combat various issues.
«Tim Walz used the National Guard to implement COVID restrictions on people, not to take care of the murder capital of the United States,» Hunt told Fox. «Gavin Newsom is willing to clean up downtown LA in California for the President of China to come visit, but you won’t clean it up just for everyday citizens when all this crime is happening?»
The White House has also touted the success of the military presence in the nation’s capital, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt telling reporters during a Tuesday press briefing that 465 arrests have been made since the start of the operation, including an MS13 gang member illegally in the US with convictions for drug possession and driving while intoxicated (DWI).
The White House has lauded the success of the D.C. crime crackdown. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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«Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the outstanding work of both federal and local law enforcement, dangerous gang members like the one picked up last night will not be allowed on the streets of our nation’s capital,» Leavitt told the press.
As for the residents of DC, James Laverty, a staffer on Capitol Hill, told Fox News that the military presence has made a «noticeable difference» in the nation’s capital.
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«In certain areas, like Navy Yard and U Street, it feels much safer than it did just a week ago,» Laverty told Fox. «This past weekend, there was a noticeable difference in the vibe late at night, and I think it goes without saying that the impact of the National Guard on the streets is the clear reason for the newly found safe sentiment in DC.»
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
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El boom global de las carreras STEM: adolescentes eligen ciencia y tecnología para construir su futuro
Laboratorios repletos de proyectos, aulas interactivas plagadas de dispositivos y conversaciones familiares donde se habla de inteligencia artificial o energías renovables: el fenómeno es mundial. Cada vez más adolescentes de diferentes regiones están apostando por las carreras STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) y la tendencia muestra una fuerza inédita que trasciende fronteras culturales y económicas. Hoy, hablar el lenguaje de los algoritmos, la robótica y el análisis de datos ya no es una curiosidad, sino una necesidad para quienes imaginan su futuro en el mundo contemporáneo.
Según un análisis de The Conversation, el auge de las carreras STEM es evidente en varios países y responde a factores tanto económicos como sociales. En Reino Unido, el interés por estas materias alcanzó un récord histórico en 2025: matemáticas, química y biología se consolidaron como las opciones más populares entre los estudiantes de nivel secundario. Este crecimiento no se limita a Europa. En Estados Unidos, las universidades registran un flujo sostenido y creciente de estudiantes en ingeniería, ciencias aplicadas e informática.
La decisión de orientar la formación hacia carreras STEM tiene un sustento práctico indiscutible. The Conversation y The Guardian revelan que los egresados de áreas científicas y tecnológicas acceden a mayores beneficios económicos y mejores tasas de empleabilidad que quienes optan por otras disciplinas. Los sectores más dinámicos del mercado, desde inteligencia artificial y análisis de datos hasta energías renovables, ciberseguridad y desarrollo de aplicaciones, exigen competencias avanzadas en matemáticas, tecnología y ciencias.
La amplitud de salidas profesionales multiplica las oportunidades para los adolescentes: las ciencias abarcan desde la astronomía y la biología marina hasta la informática, la ingeniería ambiental o la medicina. En este escenario, las posibilidades para quienes eligen STEM se expanden a medida que surgen nuevas necesidades económicas y sociales vinculadas a la digitalización, la sustentabilidad y la innovación.
El boom de las carreras científicas y tecnológicas no solo responde a variables económicas. La cultura digital convirtió a las STEM en una parte ineludible de la vida cotidiana y de la creatividad. Artistas, arquitectos, fotógrafos, músicos o chefs incorporan tecnología, conceptos de física o biología y análisis de datos en procesos creativos y prácticos. Aplicaciones móviles para la salud, sistemas de navegación GPS o la automatización en tareas domésticas son apenas una muestra de cómo el conocimiento científico y tecnológico se ha vuelto indispensable más allá del ámbito académico.
Esta familiaridad con la tecnología y los conceptos matemáticos no solo prepara para empleos calificados, sino que también otorga herramientas esenciales para la toma de decisiones y la adaptación al entorno digital y globalizado que define la vida de las nuevas generaciones.
El auge de las STEM tiene raíces profundas en las transformaciones culturales, sociales y educativas internacionales. La preocupación por la crisis ambiental conduce a cientos de miles de adolescentes a interesarse por la ingeniería ambiental, la biotecnología o las ciencias naturales. De manera simultánea, la omnipresencia de empresas tecnológicas y plataformas digitales refuerza la percepción de que las competencias informáticas son tan necesarias como las habilidades tradicionales en cualquier profesión.
Medios de comunicación y productos culturales cumplen su rol: Blue Planet, presentado por Sir David Attenborough, movilizó el interés global por la biodiversidad marina y la contaminación por plásticos, mientras documentales sobre inteligencia artificial o salud digital disparan el entusiasmo por las disciplinas científicas dentro y fuera de las aulas.
La percepción de que la ciencia y la tecnología constituyen herramientas versátiles, útiles y adaptables se afianza en todos los continentes. Elegir una carrera STEM ya no es solo una estrategia individual para mejorar la empleabilidad: es, para muchos jóvenes, una manera de conectar con los desafíos globales y contribuir activamente al bienestar colectivo.
Desde aprender a programar hasta investigar soluciones para el cambio climático o desarrollar inteligencia artificial ética, las ciencias y la tecnología dejan de ser opciones de nicho para consolidarse como el nuevo lenguaje común de la juventud mundial.
Hoy, los adolescentes que apuestan por STEM no solo buscan transformarse a sí mismos, sino también transformar el mundo que heredan y en el que desean dejar huella.
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El Espacio Imaginativo de Keke», en Hangzhou, provincia de Zhejiang, este de China. Foto AFP
Yang Yun (izq.), fundadora de un espacio de convivencia femenina llamado «Her Space», viendo un programa de televisión con invitados en Hangzhou, provincia de Zhejiang, al este de China. Foto AFP
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