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War & Military Strategy September/October 2019 Essay

Can America Still Protect Its Allies?

The United States must begin rethinking its deterrence policy in order to reduce the risk of inadvertent great-power war.

Michael O’Hanlon

The deterrers: Polish forces at a NATO exercise in Poland, November 2018

Trump Administration September/October 2019 Essay

Winning the Peace in Iraq

The only way the United States can achieve its goals in Iraq is by working through and with Baghdad.

Linda Robinson

Rescue mission: Mike Pompeo in Baghdad, January 2019

Democratization September/October 2019 Essay

The Dictators’ Last Stand

If the past decade has been depressingly bad for democracy, the next one may well turn out to be surprisingly tough on autocrats.

Yascha Mounk

Little big man: supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, May 2019

Economics September/October 2019 Essay

Trump’s Assault on the Global Trading System

The Trump administration is bent on severing, not fixing, Sino-American ties. Although many of these policies can be reversed, both Washington and Beijing have taken...

Chad P. Bown and Douglas A. Irwin

Tariff Man: an anti-Trump billboard in Guangzhou, China, August 2018

Cybersecurity September/October 2019 Essay

The Internet Freedom League

Democratic states needs to split the Internet before Beijing and Moscow do.

Richard A. Clarke and Rob Knake

Logged out: a woman at an Internet café in Beijing, July 2011

Trump Administration September/October 2019 Essay

The India Dividend

India and the United States will never be full allies, but that shouldn’t prevent them from working together.

Robert D. Blackwill and Ashley J. Tellis

Neighborhood watch: soldiers at the Sino-Indian border in the Himalayas, July 2006

Foreign Policy September/October 2019 Essay

The Old World and the Middle Kingdom

Europe needs to level the economic playing field with China and guard against Chinese political influence, but it remains divided over how seriously to take the...

Julianne Smith and Torrey Taussig

East Meets West: Xi, Macron, and Merkel in Paris, March 2019

Arms Control & Disarmament September/October 2019 Essay

The Return of Doomsday

Unless Russia and the United States resume some form of regular diplomacy and dialogue, any sudden crisis might escalate into nuclear war.

Ernest J. Moniz and Sam Nunn

Russian roulette: a Russian ICBM launcher in Moscow, April 2017

U.S. Foreign Policy September/October 2019 Essay

The Sources of Chinese Conduct

Over 70 years have passed since George F. Kennan proposed a “containment” policy to guide American policymakers in the Cold War. Odd Arne Westad recommends that the...

Odd Arne Westad

Trump and Jinping in Beijing, November 2017

Trump Administration September/October 2019 Essay

Competition Without Catastrophe

Although much of the discussion on U.S.-Chinese competition focuses on its bilateral dimension, the United States will ultimately need to embed its China strategy in a...

Kurt M. Campbell and Jake Sullivan

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping attend a dinner after the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, December 2018

NATO July/August 2019 Essay

Europe Alone

The transatlantic relationship was in trouble long before Trump began inveighing against the EU, NATO, and European carmakers. What will it take to revive it?

Alina Polyakova and Benjamin Haddad

A mural attributed to the British artist Banksy at the Port of Dover in the United Kingdom, December 2018

Globalization July/August 2019 Essay

The Global Economy’s Next Winners

International trade long favored those who could provide ample and cheap labor—but the tide is turning, and it is highly developed economies with skilled workers who...

Susan Lund, James Manyika, and Michael Spence

Back in business: at an Amazon warehouse in Florence, New Jersey, August 2017

Democratization July/August 2019 Essay

America’s Forgotten Colony

The United States must end its failed and unjust colonial relationship with Puerto Rico, via statehood if need be.

Antonio Weiss and Brad Setser

After the hurricane: San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 2017

Politics & Society July/August 2019 Essay

Africa’s Democratic Moment?

The rise of five exciting new leaders in Africa suggests that the region could finally be turning a corner, politically and economically.

Judd Devermont and Jon Temin

Five guys: Abiy, Lourenço, Ramaphosa, Tshisekedi, and Buhari

Demography July/August 2019 Essay

With Great Demographics Comes Great Power

America's rise as a global superpower was predicated on favorable demographic trends—something the United States will have to actively maintain if it wants to maintain...

Nicholas Eberstadt

Keep ’em coming: at a daycare center in New York City, May 2010

China July/August 2019 Essay

A World Safe for Autocracy?

China’s Rise and the Future of Global Politics

Jessica Chen Weiss

The view from Beijing: a Chinese-built bridge in Maputo, Mozambique, May 2018

Politics & Society July/August 2019 Essay

The New Tiananmen Papers

On the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen crisis, previously unpublished documents shed new light on a moment that came to define modern China.

Andrew J. Nathan

Last stand: protesting in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, June 1989

U.S. Foreign Policy July/August 2019 Essay

American Hustle

Donald Trump and the Mueller report are x-rays, revealing much of what has gone awry in American politics and society in recent years.

Stephen Kotkin

Trump and Putin at a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, July 2018

Intelligence May/June 2019 Essay

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms

Russian social media meddling in the 2016 U.S. election should serve as a wake-up call: U.S. intelligence community must shift its focus from counterterrorism to a...

Amy Zegart and Michael Morell

Cracking the code: at CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia, June 2010

Foreign Policy May/June 2019 Essay

The Longest Wars

Richard Holbrooke helped normalize U.S. relations with China; served as U.S. ambassador to a newly reunified Germany and then to the United Nations; and, most famously...

George Packer

Holbrooke in central Vietnam, early 1967

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Can America Still Protect Its Allies?

Winning the Peace in Iraq

The Dictators’ Last Stand

Trump’s Assault on the Global Trading System

The Internet Freedom League

The India Dividend

The Old World and the Middle Kingdom

The Return of Doomsday

The Sources of Chinese Conduct

Competition Without Catastrophe

Europe Alone

The Global Economy’s Next Winners

America’s Forgotten Colony

Africa’s Democratic Moment?

With Great Demographics Comes Great Power

A World Safe for Autocracy?

The New Tiananmen Papers

American Hustle

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms

The Longest Wars

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Cyber Week in Review: September 13, 2019

Niger and Nigeria Governors Pledge to Cooperate on Cross-Border Crime

The U.S.-Australia Alliance: What to Know

The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

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