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Why No One Is Winning in Ukraine

Why No One Is Winning in Ukraine

Very few people predicted that a long, high-intensity war in Europe was possible in the twenty-first century. But for three bloody years, Russia’s...

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Foreign Affairs

Mick Ryan

The Real China Trump Card

The Real China Trump Card

The geopolitical competition between China and the United States is the defining issue in international politics. It is a contest between the...

thursday 50

Foreign Affairs

Stephen G. Brooks

Musk Is Still a Courtier

Musk Is Still a Courtier

On February 11, U.S. President Donald Trump held one of the more unusual White House press conferences in recent memory. There was nothing...

thursday 10

Foreign Affairs

Zachary Karabell

In Germany, the Center Can Hold

In Germany, the Center Can Hold

Germany’s once stable and drearily predictable politics are in disarray. At the end of last year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government...

thursday 3

Foreign Affairs

Liana Fix

China’s Self-Defeating Strategy

China’s Self-Defeating Strategy

China’s armed forces are changing quickly. Over the last 15 years, Beijing has devoted significant resources to developing a military that can...

thursday 20

Foreign Affairs

Zack Cooper

In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring

In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring

The toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria shattered the illusion that stability in the Middle East can be sustained through brute force. The Syrian...

thursday 3

Foreign Affairs

Marwan Muasher

The Price of American Retreat

The Price of American Retreat

When he begins his second term as president, Donald Trump will inherit a world far more hostile to U.S. interests than the one he left behind four...

thursday 2

Foreign Affairs

Mitch Mcconnell

America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East

America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East

For decades, the Middle East has been the region where diplomatic aspirations go to die. At least since U.S. President George H. W. Bush left...

19.02.2025 2

Foreign Affairs

Philip H. Gordon

A Better Tool to Counter China’s Unfair Trade Practices

A Better Tool to Counter China’s Unfair Trade Practices

Imagine if Congress decreed that Chinese investors should pay lower taxes on income from U.S. assets than U.S. residents pay. Surely, one might...

19.02.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Alex Raskolnikov

The Fatal Flaw of the New Middle East

The Fatal Flaw of the New Middle East

Over the last 15 years, the Middle East has been racked by war, destruction, and displacement. Hundreds of thousands of people have died as...

19.02.2025 2

Foreign Affairs

Maha Yahya

China Doesn’t Want to Lead an Axis

China Doesn’t Want to Lead an Axis

China and Russia’s 2022 proclamation of a “no limits” partnership with “no ‘forbidden’ areas” has had a far-reaching effect. The agreement implied...

18.02.2025 30

Foreign Affairs

Sergey Radchenko

The False Promise of Strategic Bombing

The False Promise of Strategic Bombing

As the war in Ukraine reaches its third anniversary, it has increasingly become defined by one particular kind of warfare: strategic bombing....

18.02.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Raphael S. Cohen

Ukraine Must Guarantee Its Own Security

Ukraine Must Guarantee Its Own Security

At last week’s Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels, newly minted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the position of the...

18.02.2025 1

Foreign Affairs

Emma Ashford

The New War on Drugs

The New War on Drugs

Between January 20 and February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders declaring national emergencies on the U.S. southern...

17.02.2025 9

Foreign Affairs

Vanda Felbab-Brown