15
Oct
Note: Friends like these
Friends like these. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, don’t usually issue
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War
15
Oct
Legion of doom
Why is collaboration intensifying among the world’s most powerful autocracies? Lucan Way on what unites and divides China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
9 min read
10
Oct
Entanglements
Who actually runs U.S. foreign policy? Daniel Bessner on why elections come and go without major changes in American grand strategy.
9 min read
18
Sep
Note: A waiting game in Tehran
A waiting game in Tehran. Speaking at a news conference with domestic and foreign journalists for more than two hours,
2 min read
10
Sep
Note: A big bet on the Russian border
A big bet on the Russian border. The Ukrainians stunned the world on the morning of August 6 by, of
1 min read
10
Sep
Play your cards right
How is Ukraine’s invasion of Russia changing the war? Robert Hamilton on the strategy behind a shocking, high-risk, high-reward operation.
11 min read
04
Sep
The non-ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
The non-ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. On September 1, the Israeli military found the bodies of six hostages in tunnels
2 min read
03
Sep
Components of a conflict
Why are the biggest chipmakers in the world moving to the United States? Chris Miller on the U.S.-China struggle to control the most critical technology on the planet.
10 min read
02
Sep
Note: ‘Putin’s War on Ukraine’
5 W Main: Putin’s War on Ukraine. On August 6, when Ukraine launched its incursion into the Kursk region,
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14
Aug
Note: Ukraine attacks
Ukraine attacks. For nearly a year, the war in Europe had settled into a stalemate, with Russian and Ukrainian forces
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