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The United States Has Become a Rogue State

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26.03.2026 40

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Stephen M. Walt

The Israel Lobby’s Responsibility for the Iran War

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17.03.2026 10

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The United States Is Still Addicted to War

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02.03.2026 20

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Trump Is Playing Good Cop/Bad Cop With Europe

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17.02.2026 10

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NATO’s Leader Is Totally Lost

04.02.2026 10

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The Predatory Hegemon

04.02.2026 100

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The Balance-of-Power Theory Strikes Again

24.01.2026 40

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What Spheres of Influence Are—and Aren’t

19.01.2026 40

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The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Makes No Sense

09.01.2026 10

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New Year’s Resolutions for Global VIPs

01.01.2026 9

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Trump’s Fake Peace Deals Are Dangerous

22.12.2025 10

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‘Collective Security’ Is on Life Support

16.12.2025 10

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The Top 10 Reasons to Be Thankful in 2025

26.11.2025 7

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The Would-Be Dictator’s Army

11.11.2025 10

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Democratic Peace Theory, R.I.P.

28.10.2025 10

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Democratic Peace Theory, R.I.P.

28.10.2025 9

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The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last

15.10.2025 10

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Donald Trump Will Never Be a Restrainer

02.10.2025 10

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Donald Trump Will Never Be a Restrainer

30.09.2025 9

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How Assassinations Became Normal Again

18.09.2025 9

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The Top 10 Trump Administration Foreign-Policy Mistakes

10.09.2025 10

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How Fear Killed Liberalism

02.09.2025 6

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Trump Has No Idea How to Do Diplomacy

19.08.2025 20

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Meet the New Middle East, Same as the Old Middle East

07.08.2025 20

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Trump’s Missed Opportunities Are Piling Up

30.07.2025 20

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Why Trump Keeps Betraying His Base

21.07.2025 10

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How Trump Will Be Remembered

30.06.2025 10

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The War for Trump’s Ego

27.06.2025 10

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Israel Can’t Be a Hegemon

16.06.2025 10

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Ukraine’s Drone Attack Doesn’t Matter

10.06.2025 9

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Ukraine’s Drone Attack Doesn’t Matter

09.06.2025 7

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The Realist Case for Global Rules

29.05.2025 8

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How Europe Should Deal With Trump

08.05.2025 10

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How Europe Should Deal With Trump

07.05.2025 8

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How the United States Can Regain the World’s Trust

21.04.2025 20

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How to Ruin a Country

08.04.2025 20

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Asia Is Getting Dangerously Unabalanced

01.04.2025 10

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Trump Is Not a Revolutionary

19.03.2025 10

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Trump Is Not a Revolutionary

17.03.2025 10

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What I Got Wrong About Trump’s Second Term

10.03.2025 10

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Trump’s Concert of Kingpins Won’t Work

03.03.2025 10

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Yes, America Is Europe’s Enemy Now

A few weeks ago, I warned that the second Trump administration might be squandering the tolerance and good will that Washington had long received...

24.02.2025 30

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Yes, America Is Europe’s Enemy Now

21.02.2025 20

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America Is Its Own Worst Enemy

12.02.2025 20

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What IR Theory Predicts About Trump 2.0

03.02.2025 10

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This Could Be ‘Peak Trump’

28.01.2025 10

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This Could Be ‘Peak Trump’

27.01.2025 10

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Joe Biden’s Final Foreign-Policy Report Card

15.01.2025 10

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A User’s Guide to ‘Who Lost Ukraine?’

No one knows exactly how or when Russia’s war in Ukraine will end, but the terms are likely to be disappointing to Kyiv and its Western supporters....

08.01.2025 10

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