Why the region must brace for a new wave of turbulence.

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Why America and Iran fight on without victory.

America and its allies must scale together for a new era of war.

But Washington risks missing out.

Use today’s calm to prepare for the next perfect storm.

The lessons of Tehran’s use of precise mass.

The Greenland deal proves self-reliance is not an option.

A new stage in Russia's confrontation with Ukraine—and the West.

In humanity’s quest to constrain the dangers from fast-advancing artificial intelligence, many have looked to the most revolutionary technology that preceded it: nuclear weapons.

A diplomatic strategy to end the war.

The real barriers to competitiveness and innovation are still in place.

How shock therapy threatens the post-Assad peace.

The Trump-Xi summit gives Washington a chance to buy time.

The next secretary-general must get back to basics

Congo’s warning for the global health system.

The U.S. military needs to build up its endurance.

The country is collapsing even as its regime survives.

A unique discipline system has helped the party endure.

The delusions of summitry and the limits of personalist diplomacy.

How Beijing will weaponize digital chokepoints.

Trump has already undermined NATO and allied deterrence.

Pressure and pain won’t sap Russia’s resolve in Ukraine.

Slow and steady wins the negotiation.

The Houthis’ bold advance has transformed the Middle East’s wars.

9/11 and the unraveling of American democracy.

American businesses need more foreign capital and know-how.

Can Moscow adjust its foreign policy for a changing world?

How Europe can disrupt Moscow’s oil windfall.

Terrorists sometimes defeat themselves.

How America contained—but didn’t end—the terrorist threat.

The sources of Tehran’s economic resilience.

A confident Beijing and a pragmatic Washington can get along.

What Washington can do to stop starvation.

A nimbler navy can deny China.

A Conversation With Jessica Chen Weiss

America can win if it stays the course.

New threats demand a new homeland defense.

The Netanyahu doctrine could outlast Netanyahu.

The trouble with overestimating Beijing’s soft power.

How to head off a new arms competition.

America needs its neighbors to counter China.

How Syria can capitalize on the post-Hormuz economy.

Spy hunting shores up Putin’s power—but paralyzes the state.

Who will bear the costs of a global trade adjustment?

The case for a U.S. military drawdown.

After the Iran war, the region has no good options.