Why War Fails
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Limits of Military Power
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What Is Power?
What the Mighty Miss
The Blind Spots of Power
The Perils of Pessimism
Why Anxious Nations Are Dangerous Nations
The Balance of Soft Power
The American and Chinese Quests to Win Hearts and Minds
What Makes a Power Great
The Real Drivers of Rise and Fall
What Money Can’t Buy
The Limits of Economic Power
Hierarchies of Weakness
The Social Divisions That Hold Countries Back
Can Putin Survive?
The Lessons of the Soviet Collapse
Vladislav Zubok
The Real Root Causes of the Central American Migration Crisis
Only Broad-Based Economic Reforms Can Stem the Tide
Manuel Orozco
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Biden Should Strike a New Strategic Compact With the Kingdom
Steven A. Cook and Martin Indyk
Gustavo Petro’s Big Win
Colombia’s First Leftist President Could Transform the Region
Ivan Briscoe
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How Ukraine Will Win
Kyiv’s Theory of Victory
Dmytro Kuleba
The Consequences of Conquest
Why Indo-Pacific Power Hinges on Taiwan
Brendan Rittenhouse Green and Caitlin Talmadge
America’s Coming Age of Instability
Why Constitutional Crises and Political Violence Could Soon Be the Norm
Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way
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