Home / Q&A Q&A with experts 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 Q&AUS‑Israel‑Iran, Middle East The U.S.-Iran security dilemma deepens By Rosemary Kelanic July 6, 2026 Q&ANATO, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia Washington should retrench and let Europe rearm By Thomas Cavanna July 6, 2026 Q&AAsia, China, Europe and Eurasia, Great power competition, Russia How the U.S. pushes China and Russia together By Lyle Goldstein June 29, 2026 Q&AEurope and Eurasia, Alliances, Basing and force posture, NATO Why Washington needs to withdraw from Europe By Benjamin Friedman June 4, 2026 Q&AIran, Asia, China, China‑Taiwan, Great power competition Takeaways from Trump’s China Trip By Lyle Goldstein May 26, 2026 Q&AIran, US‑Israel‑Iran How the U.S. can end the Iran war now By Benjamin Friedman April 30, 2026 Q&AIran What the Iran war reveals about U.S. energy security By Rosemary Kelanic April 23, 2026 Q&AAlliances, Europe and Eurasia, Iran, NATO How will the war in Iran impact U.S.-Europe relations? By Thomas Cavanna March 31, 2026 Q&AGrand strategy, Cuba, Western Hemisphere Will U.S. pressure lead to regime collapse in Cuba? By Daniel DePetris March 27, 2026 Q&AChina, Asia, Diplomacy, Iran Beijing’s balancing act in the Iran war By Lyle Goldstein March 19, 2026 Q&AUS‑Israel‑Iran, Diplomacy, Iran, Middle East U.S.-Iran talks: Nuclear deal or no deal? By Rosemary Kelanic February 26, 2026 Q&AChina‑Taiwan, Asia, China, Taiwan How realistic is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan? By Lyle Goldstein February 20, 2026 Q&AWestern Hemisphere, Cuba, Diplomacy, Sanctions Why Washington needs a new Cuba policy By Daniel DePetris January 23, 2026 Q&AIran Should the U.S. do anything about Iran’s protests? By Rosemary Kelanic January 19, 2026 Q&ANATO, Alliances, Asia How NATO’s Indo-Pacific ambitions would weaken the alliance By Thomas Cavanna August 11, 2025 View More
