Home / Policy Papers / Explainers Explainers Region Region Africa Asia Eurasia Europe Middle East Oceania Western Hemisphere Topic Topic Afghanistan Africa Air power Alliances Asia Balance of power Basing and force posture Burden sharing China China-Taiwan Counterterrorism Cuba Cyber Deterrence Diplomacy Drones Europe and Eurasia Global posture Grand strategy Great power competition Greenland Houthis Iran Iraq Israel Israel-Hamas Israel-Iran Land power Mexico Middle East Military analysis NATO Naval power North Korea Nuclear weapons Russia Sanctions Syria Taiwan Ukraine Ukraine-Russia US-Israel-Iran Venezuela Western Hemisphere Yemen Clear Filters ExplainerAsia, Basing and force posture, Global posture, Military analysis A second island chain strategy for Asia By Jennifer Kavanagh September 10, 2026 ExplainerTaiwan, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia Accommodation: An underutilized strategy for great-power rivals By Moritz Graefrath August 27, 2026 Explainer The role of moral hazard in the Ukraine war By Christopher McCallion August 18, 2026 ExplainerUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East A security dilemma made worse: How war with Iran backfired By Rosemary Kelanic August 5, 2026 ExplainerCounterterrorism, Africa Exiting Somalia’s war: End U.S. military operations By William Walldorf July 14, 2026 ExplainerNATO, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia Let Europe rearm: Capitalize on NATO’s five percent pledge By Thomas 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By Rosemary Kelanic February 23, 2026 ExplainerCuba, Grand strategy, Western Hemisphere Move on from Washington’s outdated Cuba policy By Daniel DePetris January 23, 2026 ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan Target Taiwan: Military risk from Chinese conquest By Lyle Goldstein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 ExplainerChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan Target Taiwan: One China and cross-strait stability 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: Challenges for a U.S. intervention By Lyle Goldstein October 16, 2025 View More
