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Q&ANATO, Burden sharing, Europe and Eurasia

Washington should retrench and let Europe rearm

By Thomas P. 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 P. 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

Taiwan soldiers engage in a drill to defend the island's beaches.
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

Thousands turn out in Melbourne to stand in solidarity with protests that have broken out in Iran following the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country’s brutal dictatorship and its ‘morality’ police.
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 P. Cavanna

August 11, 2025

Q&AWestern Hemisphere, Counterterrorism, Mexico, Military analysis

War on terror tactics won’t stop Mexican drug cartels

By Daniel DePetris and Christopher McCallion

July 16, 2025