August 13, 2026
Historian Odd Arne Westad warns the pre-WWI era, not the Cold War, is the key parallel for US-China relations, risking conflict.
August 6, 2026
Ex-CISA chief Jen Easterly warns of an imminent AI-driven cyberattack on US critical infrastructure, urging a radical shift in security policy.
July 30, 2026
Ex-USTR Robert Lighthizer argues for abandoning free trade for a "balanced trade" system, using tariffs to fight foreign industrial policy.
July 23, 2026
Ex-PM Salam Fayyad on the future of Palestine: Reinvigorate the PLO, form a unity government, and secure UN recognition of statehood rights.
July 16, 2026
The era of US military dominance via exclusive tech is over. Proliferating drones & AI level the battlefield, demanding a strategic shift.
July 9, 2026
Expert Oriana Skylar Mastro analyzes China's strategy, which anticipates global turmoil and US decline, and assesses the Taiwan invasion risk.
June 16, 2026
A US-Iran ceasefire signals the rise of a new, bolder Iranian leadership, forcing a rethink of Middle East strategy beyond containment.
June 11, 2026
Experts dissect the US's incoherent Cuba policy, the island's dire economic collapse, and the high risks of a military-first approach.
June 4, 2026
Trump's second term forces US allies to develop a 'Plan B' as threats to NATO and shifting policies on China and Iran erode trust.
May 28, 2026
To prevent world war, the UN must reclaim its original role as a mediator between great powers, a function it has lost since the Cold War.
May 21, 2026
A. Wess Mitchell details Trump's grand strategy of 'consolidation': buying time externally to rebuild US strength for long-term competition.
May 16, 2026
Veteran China observer Orville Schell dissects the Trump-Xi summit, analyzing personal dynamics, historical parallels, and dodged core issues.
May 11, 2026
Fmr. Amb. Burns previews the Trump-Xi summit: an economic detente masks deep structural competition over Taiwan, tech, and global influence.
May 7, 2026
Expert Fiona Hill dissects Trump's unconstrained foreign policy, Putin's vulnerabilities, and how their actions are forging a post-American world.
April 30, 2026
Decades of U.S. policy have failed to denuclearize North Korea. It's time for a new strategy: a 'cold peace' to manage the growing threat.
April 23, 2026
Jake Sullivan on America's geopolitical tests: navigating the US-China tech race, wars in Iran & Ukraine, and a shifting global order.
April 16, 2026
A hypothetical US-Iran war accelerates a post-American world, fueling the rise of the non-aligned Global South and a new multipolar order.
April 8, 2026
Analysis of the US-Iran ceasefire reveals a US miscalculation of Iran's resilience, leaving an emboldened regime with new strategic leverage.
April 2, 2026
Ex-CIA Director Bill Burns on a new era of global upheaval, warning that the demolition of US institutions and alliances is a strategic error.
March 26, 2026
Is the US-Europe transatlantic relationship heading for divorce? Experts discuss Europe's shift from submission to self-assertion amid new crises.
March 19, 2026
Authoritarian regimes have key vulnerabilities. A smarter US policy uses political deterrence to create leverage, not just pursue regime change.
March 12, 2026
Experts analyze a US-Iran war's fallout: a vengeful Iranian regime, a shattered Gulf, and a volatile new Middle Eastern order.
March 5, 2026
Experts analyze a hypothetical US war on Iran, questioning the regime change strategy and predicting a prolonged, costly conflict.
February 26, 2026
Stephen Walt critiques Trump's "predatory hegemony," a zero-sum foreign policy that erodes long-term US power by alienating allies.
February 21, 2026
Four years into the Ukraine war, Russia's advantages haven't been decisive. Time is now working against Moscow amid a brutal war of attrition.
February 19, 2026
Chrystia Freeland on navigating the transatlantic rupture: allies must hold their ground against Trump and recognize Ukraine's new role as a key security asset.
February 12, 2026
The global migration system is failing. IOM's Amy Pope calls for a system overhaul to meet modern labor, climate, and economic demands.
February 5, 2026
Finnish President Stubb argues the global order is in transition, not rupture, and the West's last chance is to reform multilateralism.
January 29, 2026
Expert John Zinn argues China is exploiting U.S. dysfunction and distraction, as Xi Jinping methodically consolidates power for long-term competition.
January 22, 2026
Lael Brainard warns Trump's tariff-first foreign policy is eroding US economic power, alienating allies, and risking the dollar's global standing.
January 13, 2026
Iran's 'zombie regime' faces existential protests. Its collapse seems inevitable, with a non-clerical strongman likely to succeed the Ayatollahs.
January 8, 2026
Experts analyze the U.S. capture of Maduro, warning of a neo-colonial future where Trump's resource grabs risk chaos over democratic transition.
January 1, 2026
Historian Arna Westad warns U.S.-China relations echo the pre-WWI era, not the Cold War, with Taiwan as a potential flashpoint.
