How to Understand the New Age of War
A Conversation With Lawrence D. Freedman
Trump and Xi Can’t Stop the U.S.-China Spiral
The delusions of summitry and the limits of personalist diplomacy.
China’s Purges Are Working as Designed
A unique discipline system has helped the party endure.
The New Chinese Way of Cyberwar
How Beijing will weaponize digital chokepoints.
The Crumbling Defense of Europe
Trump has already undermined NATO and allied deterrence.
Putin Will Not Yield
Pressure and pain won’t sap Russia’s resolve in Ukraine.
From Nazism to Never Again
Germany’s effort to confront Hitler’s crimes was halting at first, but today the Germans have accomplished a major feat: collective acceptance of moral responsibility for their country’s past.
Europe’s Hidden Trade Advantage
Slow and steady wins the negotiation.
Putin’s Ukraine
The end of war and the price of Russian occupation.
Iran’s Second Front
The Houthis’ bold advance has transformed the Middle East’s wars.