The Five Futures of Russia
And how America can prepare for whatever comes next.
India Is Sticking With America—for Now
But Trump’s coercion could force Modi’s Hand.
Leave Europe to the Europeans
The case for a U.S. military drawdown.
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Afghanistan After America
A Conversation With Laurel Miller and Graeme Smith
The Future of Ukraine’s Drone Democracy
Transforming the military has changed the war—and upended politics.
The Impossible Middle East
After the Iran war, the region has no good options.
Maximum Pressure on Iran Will Fail
Trump’s war has brought American strategy to a dead end.
America Doesn’t Need More Nuclear Weapons
Expanding the stockpile could weaken deterrence.
The New Right’s Grand Strategy After Trump
Civilizationism would upend America’s role in the world.
The Du Bois Doctrine
Race and the American century.