What Putin Got Right
The Russian president got many things wrong about invading Ukraine—but not everything.
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The Top 5 Lessons From Year One of Ukraine’s War
Europe’s brutal conflict has been a harsh but instructive teacher.
Can China Pull Off Its Charm Offensive?
Why Beijing’s foreign-policy reset will—or won’t—work out.
Congrats, You’re a Member of Congress. Now Listen Up
Some brief foreign-policy advice for the newest members of the U.S. legislature.
Nuclear Weapons Still Matter
While experts, commentators, and many others have been urging Washington to discount or even ignore Putin’s threats, U.S. President Joe Biden and his team know better.
Will Russia Go Nuclear? 7 Key Questions to Consider
As Putin threatens to strike Ukraine with tactical nuclear weapons and Biden warns that this risks escalation to nuclear Armageddon, many observers have wondered aloud whether the septuagenarian or th
Guardians of the Republic: Only a Nonpartisan Military Can Protect American Democracy
The central institutions of American democracy are under assault, as deepening divisions and poisonous politics paralyze Washington and tug at the seams of society. The U.S.
Looking Ahead to 2023 by Looking Back
What last year’s foreign-policy events can tell us about this year’s.
The Ghosts of Kennan: Lessons from the Start of a Cold War
We all read him, those of us who did graduate work in U.S. diplomatic history in the late 1980s and early 1990s. For although there were other important figures in modern U.S.
Collective Vigilantism in Global Comparative Perspective
Collective vigilantism, group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community, is both global and common in the contemporary world.
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