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The Coming Risks to Russian Power

Can Moscow adjust its foreign policy for a changing world?

1h ago

The Case for Letting China In

American businesses need more foreign capital and know-how.

1h ago

The Right Way to Sanction Russia

How Europe can disrupt Moscow’s oil windfall.

1d ago

How al-Qaeda Ended

1d ago

Why America Can’t Strangle Iran

The sources of Tehran’s economic resilience.

2d ago

The Rise and Fall of Global Jihadism

How America contained—but didn’t end—the terrorist threat.

2d ago

The Emerging U.S.-China Détente

A confident Beijing and a pragmatic Washington can get along.

3d ago

Avoiding the Next Famine

What Washington can do to stop starvation.

6d ago

How Taiwan Can Win the Strait

6d ago

The Case for a Stalemate With Iran

Sep 3

The End of American Sanctuary

New threats demand a new homeland defense.

Sep 3

How Does the World Really View China?

The trouble with overestimating Beijing’s soft power.

Sep 2

Can Israel End Its Forever Wars?

The Netanyahu doctrine could outlast Netanyahu.

Sep 2

The Real Risk of a Trade War With Canada

America needs its neighbors to counter China.

Sep 1

The Powder Keg in Outer Space

Sep 1

The Road Through Damascus

How Syria can capitalize on the post-Hormuz economy.

Aug 31

The Price of Russian Paranoia

Spy hunting shores up Putin’s power—but paralyzes the state.

Aug 31

Leave Europe to the Europeans

Aug 28

A Great Rebalancing Is Coming

Who will bear the costs of a global trade adjustment?

Aug 28

The Impossible Middle East

After the Iran war, the region has no good options.

Aug 27