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ExplainerNATO, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia

Let Europe rearm: Capitalize on NATO’s five percent pledge

By Thomas P. Cavanna

June 23, 2026

ExplainerAlliances, Asia, China, Europe and Eurasia, Russia

Assessing the China-Russia quasi-alliance

By Lyle Goldstein

June 16, 2026

ExplainerBurden sharing, Basing and force posture, Europe and Eurasia, NATO

Stop bargaining with Europe, start leaving

By Benjamin Friedman and Moritz Graefrath

May 27, 2026

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

Why Iran talks should deal only with nuclear issues

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 23, 2026

ExplainerCuba, Grand strategy, Western Hemisphere

Move on from Washington’s outdated Cuba policy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

ExplainerEurope and Eurasia, Russia

The bear in the Baltics: Reassessing the Russian threat in Estonia

By Jennifer Kavanagh and Jeremy Shapiro

December 18, 2025

ReportUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

An armed nonalignment model for Ukraine’s postwar security

By Jennifer Kavanagh

December 15, 2025

ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan

Target Taiwan: Prospects for a Chinese invasion

By Lyle Goldstein

October 16, 2025

ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan

Target Taiwan: Challenges for a U.S. intervention

By Lyle Goldstein

October 16, 2025

ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan

Target Taiwan: Limits of allied support

By Lyle Goldstein

October 16, 2025

ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan

Target Taiwan: One China and cross-strait stability

By Lyle Goldstein

October 16, 2025

ExplainerDeterrence, Grand strategy

Grand strategy: Deterrence

By Christopher McCallion

October 3, 2025

ExplainerTaiwan, Asia, China, China‑Taiwan

Will the U.S. go to war over Taiwan?

By Jennifer Kavanagh

September 15, 2025

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

On limited nuclear use in the Western Pacific

By Mike Sweeney

August 6, 2025