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Asia After America

How U.S. Strategy Failed—and Ceded the Advantage to China

Women’s Rights Are Democratic Rights

The Global Authoritarian Backlash to Gender Equality

Hillary Rodham Clinton

The Perils of Militarizing Law Enforcement

Latin America’s Warning for U.S. Democracy

Gustavo Flores-Macías

The Multipolar Delusion

And the Unilateral Temptation

C. Raja Mohan

The Globalist Delusion

Why America Must Build a New Operating System

Nadia Schadlow

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The Predatory Hegemon

How Trump Wields American Power

Stephen M. Walt

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What America Must Learn From Ukraine

Will Washington Repeat Moscow’s Mistakes?

Michael Brown and Matt Kaplan

Ukraine’s War of Endurance

The Fight for Advantage in the Conflict’s Fifth Year

Michael Kofman

The Price of Peace in Ukraine

Why Recognizing a New Border Could Serve Kyiv’s Interests

Peter Slezkine and Joshua Shifrinson

The AI Trilemma

How to Regulate a Revolutionary Technology

Sebastian Elbaum and Sebastian Mallaby

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How to Avert the Tragedy of Great-Power Politics

Germany Knows the Costs of a World Governed by Power Alone

Friedrich Merz

Iran’s Divided Opposition

Only a Unified Movement Can Threaten the Regime

Sanam Vakil and Alex Vatanka

America and China at the Edge of Ruin

A Last Chance to Step Back From the Brink

David M. Lampton and Wang Jisi

Israel Is Quietly Annexing the West Bank

The Blunder That Will Imperil Any Middle East Peace 

Shira Efron

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The Myths and Realities of Global Migration

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Trump’s NATO Dilemma

America Can’t Disengage From the Alliance and Also Lead It

Sara Bjerg Moller

America the Fearful

Visions of Decline Are a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Michael Singh

How the War in Sudan Could End

As the Battlefield Stabilizes, a Window for Negotiations Opens

Volker Perthes

China’s Smart Authoritarianism

How the CCP Balances Control and Innovation

Jennifer Lind

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The Hour of the Predator: Encounters With the Autocrats and Tech Billionaires Taking Over the World

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The Geriatric Peace: Population Aging and the Decline of War

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Fallout: The Inside Story of America’s Failure to Disarm North Korea

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Digital Surveillance in Africa: Power, Agency, and Rights

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The AI Divide

How U.S.-Chinese Competition Could Leave Most Countries Behind

Sam Winter-Levy and Anton Leicht

Beijing’s Growth Model Is Still Broken

And It’s Hurting China and the Rest of the World

Dinny McMahon

Europe Needs an Army

Only Collective Defense Can Protect the Continent

Max Bergmann

Europe’s Next Hegemon

The Perils of German Power

Liana Fix

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And the Unilateral Temptation

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Michael Kofman

The Globalist Delusion

Why America Must Build a New Operating System

Nadia Schadlow

What America Must Learn From Ukraine

Will Washington Repeat Moscow’s Mistakes?

Michael Brown and Matt Kaplan

Israel Is Quietly Annexing the West Bank

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America and China at the Edge of Ruin

A Last Chance to Step Back From the Brink

David M. Lampton and Wang Jisi

The Real Risks of the Saudi-UAE Feud

Regional Rivalry Will Raise Tensions Far Beyond the Gulf

Jonathan Panikoff

The Limits of Russian Power

Why Putin Isn’t Thriving in Trump’s Anarchic World

Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte

Strength Over Peace

Venezuela, Iran, and the Dicey Politics of Military Intervention

Jeffrey A. Friedman

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Why America Can Project Power With Little Constraint—and Its Rivals Cannot

Michael Beckley

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Preparing for a Future of Extreme Weather

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Why Solidarity Will Protect Prosperity

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Sustaining the Country’s Progress Requires a More Inclusive Transition

Jerome Drevon and Nanar Hawach

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