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The succession question obscuring China’s future—and unsettling its present.
After Xi
The succession question obscuring China’s future—and unsettling its present.
Iran’s Theory of Victory
Tehran’s fight for great-power status in the post-American Middle East.
The Case for Economic Espionage
America should spy on foreign companies to help its own.
Trump Is Gutting America’s Core Geopolitical Advantage
Robert Zoellick, an expert on the global economy who served as U.S. trade representative and World Bank president, makes the authoritative case that President Donald Trump’s antagonism toward Canada and Mexico is destroying an economic and security partnership that that enables the United States to project power globally.
The Myth of Military Victory
The dangerous idea driving today’s wars of choice.
The Two Africas
Who will benefit from the continent’s investment boom?
Russia’s Hybrid War Has Entered a Dangerous New Phase
Julianne Smith, who represented the United States at NATO during the Biden administration, argues that Russian hybrid warfare in Europe is escalating quickly, and NATO is not doing enough to deter it. Putin is attempting to discourage support for Ukraine and undermine faith in Article 5, and NATO is responding with an outdated playbook.
Russia’s Widening War on Europe
A Conversation With Julianne Smith
The End of Gaza
A failing peace process leads to only one outcome.
China’s Long Twilight
Demographic decline, political paralysis, and the fate of great powers.