Geopolitics
The End of the Axis of Abraham
The Arab Gulf and Israel have different visions for a new Middle East.
Why the Next India-Pakistan War Will Escalate
America will struggle to contain it.
The Return of Japanese Hard Power
Why Tokyo is bulking up its defense industrial base.
Trump’s China Trap
Why Xi keeps winning the summitry game.
This Is Not the World Russia Wants
A belligerent America is foiling Putin’s strategy.
The Case for a Grand Bargain Between America and China
How Trump and Xi can reset relations.
Trump, Xi, and the Specter of 1914
How America and China can avoid the blunders that led to World War I.
China’s Long Economic War
How Beijing builds leverage for indefinite competition.
The Promise and Peril of U.S.-China Summitry
What Xi wants from Trump—and Trump might get from Xi.
America and the Gulf Still Need Each Other
How U.S. partnerships can survive the war in Iran.