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America’s Trillion-Dollar Failure
The Pentagon is broken, but Congress can fix it.
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Beijing’s risky bet against the West.
The End of American Military Dominance?
A Conversation With Paul Scharre
The Lost Art of Coercion
Why Trump’s belligerence is a sign of weakness.
Putin Will Turn a Cease-Fire Into a Weapon
A new use for Russia’s old playbook in Ukraine.
The World Is Giving Up on America
This time anti-Americanism is different.
America and Iran’s Strange Moment of Opportunity
How a deadlocked conflict can pave the way for peace.
How China Is Winning Friends and Influencing People
Private companies are making Beijing look good in the developing world.
The Unipolar Moment
The immediate post-Cold War world is not multipolar. The center of world power is the unchallenged superpower, the United States, attended by its Western allies.
Senegal Is on the Brink
The IMF, the World Bank, and the debt crisis that imperils West Africa.