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Trump’s UN Bluster Didn’t Impress Xi, Putin or Iran

Trump’s UN Bluster Didn’t Impress Xi, Putin or Iran
27.09.2026 10

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

The US Can Slow Down AI and Stay Ahead of China

When Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Washington next week, artificial intelligence will be near the top of the agenda. The dialogue that the US and...

16.09.2026 20

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Sea, Space and Cyberspace Are All Under Siege

13.09.2026 30

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

How to Survive in a World Without Rules

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08.09.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Hal Brands

Putin’s Shadow War Against Europe Is Getting More Intense

03.09.2026 20

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

The Whole World Is in Crisis. Get Used to It

27.08.2026 20

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

The Test of US-China Ties Is in the Western Pacific, Not Washington

16.08.2026 20

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

America’s Superintelligence Dilemma

How to Avoid an AI Catastrophe

04.08.2026 40

Foreign Affairs

Hal Brands

AI Is Now Power — and America’s Lead Is Shrinking

02.08.2026 20

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Trump Won’t Have Any More Easy Foreign-Policy Victories

17.07.2026 20

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Trump's Iran Blunder Shows Strategy Can Defeat Firepower

11.07.2026 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

A Taiwan Crisis Is Coming — and Xi May Not Wait

01.07.2026 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Peace With Iran Won’t End Conflict in the Gulf

16.06.2026 30

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

American Power Is Wrung Out

This article is an early release from the Summer 2026 print issue: The End of the World as We Know It, available in full next week. This article is an...

09.06.2026 30

Foreign Policy

Hal Brands

A $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Sale Is Trump’s Litmus Test on China

28.05.2026 30

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Xi Sets the Terms for Everyone Now

20.05.2026 30

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

The Age of Nuclear Coercion Is Just Beginning

15.05.2026 30

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

This Trump-Xi Summit Will Actually Matter

10.05.2026 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

The Iran War Has Finally Shattered America’s World

12.04.2026 40

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Hal Brands

Missile Warfare Is Faster, Deadlier and Harder to Control

02.04.2026 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Wars Have Entered the Chokehold Era

25.03.2026 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World

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22.03.2026 100

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Trump Is Making America Weaker. And Stronger

22.03.2026 30

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Iran War Is Showing America’s Strengths — and Weaknesses

08.03.2026 100

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Hal Brands

Bombing Iran May Blow Up Trump’s Middle East Plans

27.02.2026 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Six Key Trends That Are Remaking the Global Map

21.02.2026 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

In an Age of Superpowers, Geography Is Still Destiny

02.02.2026 60

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

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

13.01.2026 50

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Hal Brands

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

07.01.2026 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

A US Venezuela Victory May Help China Gain an Edge

04.01.2026 60

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

A Ukraine Plan That Would Actually Work

25.11.2025 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Taiwan Has Reached Its Tipping Point

24.11.2025 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Multinationals Aren't Ready for the US-China Clash

13.11.2025 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

The US May Conquer the Americas But Lose the World

04.11.2025 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

China Is Joining Russia’s Shadow War on Europe

07.10.2025 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

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

28.09.2025 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

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

25.09.2025 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

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

05.09.2025 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

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

02.09.2025 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

Three Ways America’s World Order Could Collapse

28.07.2025 40

Bloomberg

Hal Brands

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

16.07.2025 50

Bloomberg

Hal Brands