Geopolitics
Why “China First” Will Fail
The limits and lessons of a transactional foreign policy.
China Could Win Taiwan Without Fighting
The cost of Trump’s equivocation.
The Only Way to Save Europe
The continent must act like a country.
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.