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Explainers

ExplainerUS‑Israel‑Iran, Diplomacy, Iran, Middle East

Why Iran talks should deal only with nuclear issues

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 23, 2026

ExplainerWestern Hemisphere, Grand strategy

Move on from Washington’s outdated Cuba policy

By Daniel DePetris

January 23, 2026

ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan

Target Taiwan: Military risk from Chinese conquest

By Lyle Goldstein

December 23, 2025

Briefs

Policy PaperSyria, Counterterrorism, Iran, Middle East

Wait and see: A post-Assad Syria

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 23, 2024

BriefUkraine‑Russia, Air power, Europe and Eurasia, Land power, Military analysis, Russia, Ukraine

A decision framework for Ukraine military aid

By Jennifer Kavanagh

November 7, 2024

BriefUkraine‑Russia, Russia, Ukraine

Year three Limiting U.S. ambitions in Ukraine

By Daniel DePetris

February 23, 2024

Reports

ReportUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

An armed nonalignment model for Ukraine’s postwar security

By Jennifer Kavanagh

December 15, 2025

ReportChina, Asia, China‑Taiwan, Nuclear weapons, Taiwan

On limited nuclear use in the Western Pacific

By Mike Sweeney

August 6, 2025

ReportGrand strategy, Russia, Ukraine

American interests in the Ukraine War

By Joshua Shifrinson

September 14, 2022