Diplomacy
The Strong Do What They Can—and Suffer What They Must
What Thucydides really thought about power.
Stress Test
Can a troubled order survive a disruptive leader?
The End of the Long American Century
Trump and the sources of U.S. power.
Worse Than an Axis
The informal alignment of U.S. adversaries is dangerous.
Why Trump’s Congo Deal Is Falling Apart
The limits of “America first” in Africa.
How to Save the U.S.-Israeli Alliance
If Iran gets a new deal with America, so must Israel.
Who Is China?
Beijing’s self-inflicted identity crisis.
Heartland vs. Rimland
The battle lines in the war for the next global order.
Why America Gets Africa Wrong
U.S. policy will get worse before it gets better.
Europe Goes Its Own Way
Drifting from America, the continent Is rearming and reordering itself.