Geopolitics
When a Cease-Fire Is Really a Stalemate
Equilibrium with Iran is the best America can do.
Iran Won the War but May Lose the Peace
Tehran is poised to overplay its hand.
The Long Shadow of the Iran War
Trump’s most consequential foreign policy mistake.
Is the Iran War Coming to an End?
A Conversation With Narges Bajoghli and Vali Nasr
The False Promise of U.S.-China Stability
Washington will come to regret its stalemate with Beijing.
NATO’s Permanent Crisis
The alliance has survived 80 years of disagreement—and it will survive again.
How a Cease-Fire Can Lead to Disaster
The first Gulf War’s lessons for what to do—and not do—in Iran.
The Fatal Flaw in the Transatlantic Alliance
Trump must do much more to rebalance America’s relationship with Europe.
Beware the Europe You Wish For
The downsides and dangers of allied independence.
NATO Without America
How Europe can run an alliance designed for U.S. control.