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Trump Is Killing ‘Strategic Ambiguity’ Over Taiwan
It was once unclear how Washington would defend Taipei—now it’s doubtful it will help at all. 
How Al-Shabab Beat the Peacekeepers
Three missions and billions of U.S. dollars later, the al Qaeda affiliate is stronger than ever in Somalia.
The United States Must Prepare for More Than One Russian Future
Managing the Ukraine conflict is just the beginning of negotiations.
Only China, India, and Russia Can End the Iran War
Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf.
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Current Issue: Fall 2026 print
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How to Survive in a World Without Rules
Self-help is becoming more vital in a vicious world.
The World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order
A proposal for a new international system that is at once centralized and regionalized.
Asia-Pacific
The Paradox of Prabowonomics
China
Why Is China’s Officer Corps So Sprawling?
Europe
Why Germany Isn’t Punishing Russia Harder
Middle East & Africa
How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.
Americas
Trump Has Peaked
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It’s the strategic disaster that keeps on giving.
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Emily St. John Mandel explores what follows U.S. collapse, plus more fiction in September.
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