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Hal Brands

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Iran War Is Showing America’s Strengths — and Weaknesses

Iran War Is Showing America’s Strengths — and Weaknesses
08.03.2026 30

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Bombing Iran May Blow Up Trump’s Middle East Plans

27.02.2026 6

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Six Key Trends That Are Remaking the Global Map

21.02.2026 10

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In an Age of Superpowers, Geography Is Still Destiny

02.02.2026 20

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Iran Is Vulnerable. Is It Time for the US to Intervene?

13.01.2026 20

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China Isn’t Just After Taiwan — But the South Pacific, Too

07.01.2026 7

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A US Venezuela Victory May Help China Gain an Edge

04.01.2026 20

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A Ukraine Plan That Would Actually Work

25.11.2025 5

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Taiwan Has Reached Its Tipping Point

24.11.2025 9

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Multinationals Aren't Ready for the US-China Clash

13.11.2025 20

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The US May Conquer the Americas But Lose the World

04.11.2025 5

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China Is Joining Russia’s Shadow War on Europe

07.10.2025 8

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Global Democracy Is Failing. Will the US Save It or Kill It?

28.09.2025 10

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Europe’s Flattery of Trump Is a Strategy. It Isn’t Working.

25.09.2025 6

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Singapore Thrived in a US-Led World. Now What?

05.09.2025 10

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It’s a Strongman’s World and We’re Just Living in It

02.09.2025 6

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Three Ways America’s World Order Could Collapse

28.07.2025 10

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Trump’s ‘Sheriffs’ Can’t Keep the Peace With China

16.07.2025 10

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Israel’s War With Iran Isn't One Conflict. It’s Three.

18.06.2025 10

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Sorry, Donald Trump, But Ukraine Is Your War

23.05.2025 9

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Welcome to the New Nuclear Age. It's Even More Chaotic.

18.05.2025 6

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The US Is Already Losing the New Cold War to China

28.04.2025 7

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Trump Is Facing Six Wars, and He’s Losing All of Them

24.04.2025 9

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Trump’s Threats and Tariffs Are a Global ‘Kill Switch’

04.04.2025 8

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Aiding Ukraine Has Been a Great Investment for the US

07.03.2025 10

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If Ukraine Deal Wasn't Perilous Before, It Is Now

02.03.2025 9

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The Renegade Order

How Trump Wields American Power

27.02.2025 10

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Europe Is Becoming an Afterthought for the World

19.02.2025 10

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If Trump Makes Aggression Normal, Putin and Xi Win

17.02.2025 8

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Every President Has a Foreign Policy. Trump Has Five.

03.02.2025 10

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The Man Who Predicted Today’s World Over a Century Ago

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24.01.2025 10

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TikTok Saga Shows Americans Can’t Be Bothered to Take On China

America’s TikTok saga — the drama over whether the popular video-sharing app will be banned or saved — has many intriguing dimensions. It...

23.01.2025 6

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The 20th Century’s Lessons for Our New Era of War

18.01.2025 20

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Trump's ‘Americas First’ Plan Isn’t All Bad

Donald Trump isn’t even president yet, and he’s already giving US foreign policy a 19th century feel. The president-elect has spent the weeks...

13.01.2025 10

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America Still Leads the World in All the Ways That Matter

The coming year won’t be easy for US foreign policy. President Donald Trump will face a maelstrom of crises, from a deteriorating situation in...

04.01.2025 10

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Hal Brands