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The Price Israel Is Paying for Its Wars
Fighting on multiple fronts has taxed its military, economy, and ties with the United States.
Where Do the Gulf States Go From Here?
The U.S. war with Iran has shattered their economic model. 
Europe Is Looking for Its Own Hormuz Fix
The continent has relevant military strengths, but little appetite for fighting.
Trump Always Skips the Hard Part
The U.S. president’s half-baked approach to dealmaking may be a recipe for more war.
Beyond Floppy Disk Economics
How to rewrite the global economic framework for a progressive multilateralism.
Keep Humans in the Loop
AI has a place in military targeting—but it needs safeguards.
Asia-Pacific
Will ASEAN Welcome Myanmar Back Into Its Fold?
China
Taiwan’s Political Crisis Is a Security Nightmare
Europe
Spanish Immigration Is Different
Middle East & Africa
Understanding the Illegality of Trump’s Iran Threats
Americas
How Iran Helped Bring Ronald Reagan to Power
In the Magazine
Current Issue: Spring 2026 magazine
Archives
Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World
Ten years hence, the world will look very different.
Electrostates vs. Petrostates
China is building a new green bloc, while the United States is doubling down on oil.
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A woman cycles past tractors and trucks blocking O’Connell Street in the center of the city, as protests continue for a third day against the rising cost of fuel due to the Middle East crisis, in Dublin, Ireland.
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A map of Turkey in Asia with an orange line outlining imagined borders of the Ottoman Empire. What if the Ottomans Survived?
Recent scholarship shows the promise—and limits—of a historical path not taken.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, wearing a dark overcoat and patterned scarf, smiles as he tips his gray fedora toward Ronald Reagan. Reagan is seen from behind in the foreground, wearing a dark suit. The two leaders are standing on a light-colored gravel path next to a black car. -
An illustration collage featuring a profile portrait of a man in a suit on the right side. The left side shows a stylized orange silhouette of his head containing the Great Seal of the United States. The background consists of a dark map of the Middle East with various locations labeled, including Turkey, Syria, Israel, and Iran. The overall color palette uses dark tones with high-contrast red and white accents.
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Donald Trump is sett through an opening as he sits at a desk. Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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An illustration of a large bald eagle perched atop small shipping containers with the flag of Venezuela draped over them, surrounded by oil barrels, soldiers, a fighter jet, a warship, and an oil rig. They are set against an icy landscape and a blue, cloudy sky. -
A military vehicle flies a U.S. flag from a hill overlooking a tall border fence with brush in the foreground.
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A picture taken in Goma, on July 25, 2022 shows fire set by protesters burning in front of United Nations Mission for the Stabilisation of Congo (MONUSCO) Headquarters. -
A photo collage illustration shows the back of President Donald Trump in front of three track hurdles. Behind the hurdles are a stack of shipping containers, soccer stadiums and a passport, and a voter in a U.S.-flagged voting booth.
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The U.S. president has a history of following other world leaders—or his gut—instead of his own intelligence officers and experts.
The War Will End With a Hormuz Toll Booth
Iran will likely control the waterway. The question is whether diplomats find a way of making that workable.
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The opposition’s stunning victory offers lessons for U.S. Democrats—and a warning for Trump’s allies.
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A slew of new doomsaying books miss what’s coming round the bend.
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Tradecraft, Tactics and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War, Sean M. Wiswesser, Naval Institute Press, 288 pp., $36.95, April 2026 -
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The Caste Con Census, Anand Teltumbde, Navayana, 252 pp., $20, November 2025
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A drawn illustration of a Trump whirlwind on a red background Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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