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Latin America November/December 2019 Essay

War Is Not Over

The idea that humanity is past the era of war is based on flawed measures of war and peace. If anything, the opposite is true.

Tanisha M. Fazal and Paul Poast

U.S. soldiers in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, December 2010

U.S. Foreign Policy November/December 2019 Essay

Let Russia Be Russia

A new Russia strategy must dispense with the magical thinking of previous administrations and seek incremental gains that advance long-term U.S. interests. Rather than...

Thomas Graham

Economics November/December 2019 Essay

The Unwinnable Trade War

Washington is not winning the trade war with Beijing. Although China’s economic growth has slowed, the tariffs have hit U.S. consumers harder than their Chinese...

Weijian Shan

Shoppers at a Black Friday sale in Illinois

Latin America November/December 2019 Essay

Nowhere to Go

The Western Hemisphere faces a migration crisis on a scale similar to the European crisis of 2015, with consequences just as far-reaching.

Alexander Betts

On the road again: a caravan of migrants from Arriaga, Mexico, October 2018

Security Oct 3, 2019 Essay

How Japan Could Go Nuclear

Can Japan resist the temptation to pursue nuclear weapons in an increasingly volatile region? It's up to Washington to help Tokyo feel safe.

Mark Fitzpatrick

Trade November/December 2019 Essay

The Progressive Case Against Protectionism

Restrictions on trade and immigration ultimately hurt Americans.

Kimberly Clausing

The price is right: in a supermarket in Baltimore, Maryland, July 2018

Foreign Policy November/December 2019 Essay

Beyond Great Forces

While many focus on regime types, institutions, and ideas as the primary movers in international relations, world leaders are also major pieces of the puzzle.

Daniel Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack

Prince Charming: Mohammed bin Salman in London, March 2018

Security November/December 2019 Essay

The Nonintervention Delusion

Instead of settling into wishful thinking, policymakers should accept that the use of military force will remain an essential tool of U.S. strategy.

Richard Fontaine

Bernie Sanders at a rally in Michigan, April 2019

Asia Sep 20, 2019 Essay

Winning Kashmir and Losing India

The Indian government's brute majoritarianism in Kashmir reveals a spreading rot in the country's democratic institutions

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Big Data Sep 17, 2019 Essay

How to Win the Battle Over Data

As authoritarian governments seek to control information flows within their borders and engage in cyberattacks outside their borders, the United States needs to place...

Eric Rosenbach and Katherine Mansted

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

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War Is Not Over

Let Russia Be Russia

The Unwinnable Trade War

Nowhere to Go

How Japan Could Go Nuclear

The Progressive Case Against Protectionism

Beyond Great Forces

The Nonintervention Delusion

Winning Kashmir and Losing India

How to Win the Battle Over Data

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

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