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The Return of ISIS

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
The group is rebuilding in Syria—just as U.S. forces prepare to leave.

What Happened to “the West”?

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
As America drifts away from its allies, a less peaceful world awaits.

Iran’s Perilous Path Back to Power

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 06:00
Tehran has few options, but the best one depends on Beijing.

The Costs of South Africa’s Ideological Foreign Policy

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 06:00
Washington and Pretoria were at odds long before Trump.

Europe’s Delayed Reckoning With Russia

Tue, 16/09/2025 - 14:45
A plan to beat the Kremlin on its own terms.

The Lies America Tells Itself About the Middle East

Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
As its influence faded, Washington dissembled and denied reality.

Don’t Overestimate the Autocratic Alliance

Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:00
Washington still has significant leverage over China, North Korea, and Russia.

The Wrong Way to Fight the Cartels

Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:00
Trump risks repeating the mistakes of the “War on Terror”.

How to Build a Post-American Liberal Order

Fri, 12/09/2025 - 06:00
The world’s democracies must work together—and constrain Washington.

What Israel Wants

Fri, 12/09/2025 - 06:00
The post–October 7 security strategy driving Israeli actions.

The Greatest Danger in the Taiwan Strait

Fri, 12/09/2025 - 06:00
Even if China avoids a war of choice, a miscalculation could spark a war of chance.

Why America Should Bet on Pakistan

Thu, 11/09/2025 - 06:00
A better South Asia policy runs through Islamabad.

Does the Bukele Model Have a Future?

Thu, 11/09/2025 - 06:00
El Salvador’s police state will soon face a reckoning.

How to Avoid Another Syrian Civil War

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 06:00
Start with embracing federalism.

A Better Way for Europe to Guarantee Ukraine’s Security

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 06:00
How European forces—and NATO resources—can make Ukraine stronger.

The Coming Electricity Crisis

Tue, 09/09/2025 - 15:29
What America must do to meet surging demand.

The Wrong Way to Do Diplomacy With Russia

Tue, 09/09/2025 - 06:00
What Trump could learn from Reagan.

Russia’s New Fear Factor

Mon, 08/09/2025 - 06:00
How the war is driving a wave of purges and suicides among the country’s elites.

Ungoverning America

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 06:00
The logic behind Trump’s assault on the administrative state.

The North Korean Way of Proliferation

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 06:00
Aspiring nuclear powers will look to North Korea, not Iran.

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