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Russia’s Plan to Break Ukraine

What Kyiv Needs to Survive

The Two Shocks Upending Latin America

Why the Region Must Brace for a New Wave of Turbulence

Dan Restrepo and Ricardo Zuniga

The Scramble for the Open Seas

What Happens When Oceans Are Up for Grabs

Michael Albertus

The New Forever War

Why America and Iran Fight On Without Victory

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The Price of Arctic Ambition

The Greenland Deal Proves Self-Reliance Is Not an Option

Rewiring the Arsenal of Democracy

America and Its Allies Must Scale Together for a New Era of War

Japan Is Giving the United States a Chance in Asia

But Washington Risks Missing It

David Sacks and Nick Snyder

The Coming Taiwan Crisis

Use Today’s Calm to Prepare for the Next Perfect Storm

Jonathan A. Czin

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What America and China Fear Most About AI

A Conversation With Kyle Chan and Helen Toner

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How Iran Changed War

The Lessons of Tehran’s Use of Precise Mass

Michael C. Horowitz

How Putin Escalates

A New Stage in Russia’s Confrontation With Ukraine—and the West

Andrei Kolesnikov

The Stalemate With Iran Is Not Sustainable

A Diplomatic Strategy to End the War

Richard Haass and Carolyn Kissane

China Still Has What America Needs

The Trump-Xi Summit Gives Washington a Chance to Buy Time

Book Reviews

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What Was the War on Terror?

A Quarter Century of Fear and Fantasy

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

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United States of Oligarchy: How America’s Wealthiest Ally With Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy

By Casey Michel

Jessica T. Mathews

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The Jervis Effect: The Scholarship and Legacy of Robert Jervis

Edited by Richard Immerman, Stacie E. Goddard, and Diane N. Labrosse

G. John Ikenberry

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The Myth of the Asian Century

By Bilahari Kausikan

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Israel: What Went Wrong?

By Omer Bartov

Europe Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way

The Real Barriers to Competitiveness and Innovation Are Still in Place

The Trouble With the Nuclear-AI Analogy

America Is Learning the Wrong Lessons From the Atomic Age

Christopher David LaRoche and Ankit Panda

Syria’s Imperiled Transition

How Shock Therapy Threatens the Post-Assad Peace

Shrink the UN

The Next Secretary-General Must Get Back to Basics

America’s Attrition Trap

The U.S. Military Needs to Build Up Its Endurance

Ebola Is Only the Beginning

Congo’s Warning for the Global Health System

Stephanie Psaki

Cuba’s Point of No Return

The Country Is Collapsing Even as Its Regime Survives

China’s Purges Are Working as Designed

A Unique Discipline System Has Helped the Party Endure

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Editor’s Pick

The Stagnant Order

And the End of Rising Powers

Michael Beckley

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