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The Real Meaning of Putin’s Middle East Failure

The Real Meaning of Putin’s Middle East Failure

Just a few years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to have reasserted Moscow’s influence in the Middle East after decades in which it...

yesterday 10

Foreign Affairs

Michael Mcfaul

China’s Overlooked AI Strategy

China’s Overlooked AI Strategy

In early 2025, the Chinese company DeepSeek released its R1 artificial intelligence model, sending shock waves throughout policy circles in the...

previous day 4

Foreign Affairs

Owen J. Daniels

The Coming Pax Geriatrica

The Coming Pax Geriatrica

The vast majority of the world’s countries are experiencing a demographic revolution: dramatic, sustained, and likely irreversible population aging....

previous day 3

Foreign Affairs

Mark L. Haas

Russia Is Losing Its Near Abroad

Russia Is Losing Its Near Abroad

Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine is one piece of a broader campaign to restore a sphere of influence in post-Soviet Eurasia. The 2022 invasion...

wednesday 8

Foreign Affairs

Jeffrey Mankoff

How U.S. Forces Should Leave Europe

How U.S. Forces Should Leave Europe

For decades, collective European self-defense was merely an aspiration. Today, the time to realize this goal is finally at hand. Momentum in Europe...

wednesday 20

Foreign Affairs

Christopher S. Chivvis

The Indian System Is Breaking Down

The Indian System Is Breaking Down

While attending a wedding in March, M. K. Stalin, the chief minister of India’s fastest-growing state, Tamil Nadu, made a peculiar request:...

wednesday 10

Foreign Affairs

Yamini Aiyar

America Should Assume the Worst About AI

America Should Assume the Worst About AI

National security leaders rarely get to choose what to care about and how much to care about it. They are more often subjects of circumstances...

22.07.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Matan Chorev

America’s Pill Problem

America’s Pill Problem

Nearly 25 years ago, Americans discovered just how critical the antibiotic ciprofloxacin could be. Commonly prescribed for bacterial infections, “...

21.07.2025 7

Foreign Affairs

Thomas J. Bollyky

Making America Alone Again

Making America Alone Again

Henry Kissinger once compared himself to the lone cowboy who rode into town to sort out the bad guys. But the U.S. secretary of state, who also...

21.07.2025 5

Foreign Affairs

Margaret Macmillan