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The Right Way to Achieve Security in Space

For Washington, space security depends at least as much on international cooperation as it does on national dominance.

Stewart Patrick and Kyle L. Evanoff

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U.S. Foreign Policy Sep 17, 2018 Snapshot

The Right Way to Achieve Security in Space

For Washington, space security depends at least as much on international cooperation as it does on national dominance.

Stewart Patrick and Kyle L. Evanoff

Sanctions Sep 11, 2018 Snapshot

Is the U.S. Using Sanctions Too Aggressively?

The Steps Washington Can Take to Guard Against Overuse

Peter Harrell

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen at sunset in Washington, May 2017.

U.S. Foreign Policy Sep 5, 2018 Snapshot

The U.S. Needs a New North Korea Strategy

As bilateral negotiation efforts falter after Singapore, the U.S. needs to rethink its North Korea strategy.

Christopher R. Hill

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a meeting in Singapore, June 2018.

U.S. Foreign Policy Aug 28, 2018 Snapshot

A Post-American Africa

While countries such as China, India, and Turkey rapidly expand their economic engagement with African countries, the United States is lagging behind.

Reuben Brigety

African leaders gathered at the Assembly of Heads of State and the Governments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2017.

Sanctions Aug 22, 2018 Snapshot

Sanctions on Russia Are Working

Why It's Important to Keep Up the Pressure

Nigel Gould-Davies

People attend a rally marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 2018.

Trump Administration Aug 23, 2018 Snapshot

The Worst Deals Ever

Candidate Trump sold himself as an expert dealmaker in foreign policy, yet President Trump's diplomatic track record suggests he his anything but.

Philip H. Gordon

U.S. Foreign Policy Aug 21, 2018 Snapshot

What the United States Got Wrong in South Sudan

Washington should seize the opportunity provided by the recent peace deal to learn from its past policy mistakes in South Sudan.

Jon Temin

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir holds hands with South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar as Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta witness before the signing a ceasefire and power sharing agreement in Khartoum, Sudan on A

U.S. Foreign Policy Aug 13, 2018 Snapshot

North Korea's Nuclear Program Isn't Going Anywhere

Sixty days since the Singapore summit, North Korea continues to expand its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals and has played its diplomatic hand brilliantly.

Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects Chunghung farm in Samjiyon County, North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), July 2018.

Strategy & Conflict Aug 13, 2018 Snapshot

Trump's Dangerous Obsession With Iran

Although Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous, his administration’s inordinate antagonism is rooted in a deeper inability, going all the way back to 1979, of the United...

Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson

An anti-U.S. mural in Tehran, October 2017.

Security Aug 10, 2018 Snapshot

The Strategic Thinking That Made America Great

Since World War II, keeping Europe strong and free has served the interests of the United States. With the rising threat of Putin's Russia, the Europe First logic...

Melvyn P. Leffler

U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 2018

WMD & Proliferation September/October 2018 Essay

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How We Got the Iran Deal

The 2015 Iran nuclear deal stands as a model for combining the threat of sanctions and continued isolation with the hard work of negotiating, even between countries...

Wendy Sherman

Let's make a deal: during negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2015.

Security September/October 2018 Essay

Three Cheers for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Donald Trump's approach to foreign policy is fundamentally realist, dispensing with false wisdoms and vague commitments that run counter to U.S. interests. And despite...

Randall Schweller

Environment Aug 9, 2018 Snapshot

Water Wars on the Nile

Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam project—set to become Africa's biggest hydroelectic dam—has set the country on a collision course with Egypt. The outcome may well hinge on...

Daniel Benaim and Michael Wahid Hanna

Sanctions Aug 8, 2018 Snapshot

The Path to Renewed Oil Sanctions on Iran

Trump officials can secure large reductions in Iran’s oil exports. But doing so requires the administration to navigate both complex global oil markets and a...

Peter Harrell

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the United Nations headquarters during an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors meeting in Vienna, March 2015.

Trade Aug 6, 2018 Snapshot

The Security Risks of a Trade War With China

For all the Trump administration’s frustrations with managing interdependence with China, the security consequences of decoupling could mean even bigger headaches.

Ali Wyne

The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald is shown on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Pacific Ocean, August 2013.

Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

The Unconstrained Presidency

Since taking office, President Trump has made a series of unilateral decisions with enormous consequences for U.S. foreign policy. But Trump hasn't single-handedly...

James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. Saunders

NATO Jul 30, 2018 Snapshot

How to Save the U.S.-Turkey Relationship

The U.S.-Turkey relationship is reaching an inflection point. Erdogan has not responded to a year of painstaking U.S. diplomatic efforts to resolve differences between...

Amanda Sloat

Trump and Erdogan meet during the UN General Assembly in New York, September 2017

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Jul 30, 2018 Snapshot

Is Afghanistan Ready for Peace?

In the past, interethnic tension and geopolitical rivalry have led to state collapse and civil war in Afghanistan. But alternative outcomes are possible.

Barnett R. Rubin

A burning tire outside the UN building in Maimana, July 2018.

Law & Institutions Jul 31, 2018 Response

The Liberal Order Is More Than a Myth

U.S. strategists should not abandon the idea of international order as they think about the future of grand strategy.

Rebecca Friedman Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper

Security Jul 26, 2018 Snapshot

How the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen

If Washington wants to counter Iranian influence in Yemen, it needs to end its support for the Saudi-led coalition and throw its weight behind peace talks.

Daniel Byman

A man reacts at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

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Is the U.S. Using Sanctions Too Aggressively?

The U.S. Needs a New North Korea Strategy

A Post-American Africa

Sanctions on Russia Are Working

The Worst Deals Ever

What the United States Got Wrong in South Sudan

North Korea's Nuclear Program Isn't Going Anywhere

Trump's Dangerous Obsession With Iran

The Strategic Thinking That Made America Great

How We Got the Iran Deal

Three Cheers for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Water Wars on the Nile

The Path to Renewed Oil Sanctions on Iran

The Security Risks of a Trade War With China

The Unconstrained Presidency

How to Save the U.S.-Turkey Relationship

Is Afghanistan Ready for Peace?

The Liberal Order Is More Than a Myth

How the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen

The Pyongyang Declaration: Implications for U.S.-ROK Coordination on North Korea

How Will Australia’s Repeated Leadership ‘Spills’ Impact Its Foreign Policy?

Maldives Halts Democratic Backsliding

How Did China Manage its Currency Over the Summer?

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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