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Our November/December 2026 issue is now available online. Start reading here:
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Instead of trying to “strike more hawkish postures on China after the midterm elections,” policymakers should pursue a steadier approach to Beijing, argue @Ali_Wyne and @ryanl_hass.
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The Gulf Arab states should serve as the guarantor of a cease-fire between the United States and Iran, argue @AllisonMinor_ and Nate Swanson. “Should the conflict continue indefinitely, it could pose a threat to the very economic and political models on which they are built.”
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“The Iranian regime does not think it can live with a U.S. presence in the Middle East, so it is willing to go full tilt to get the United States out,” writes Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar.
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With the right kind of leverage, the United States and Europe could prompt Putin to accept an aerial cease-fire, writes Eric Ciaramella.
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China does not want to bring an end to “the near-universal acceptance of the U.S. dollar,” writes @ZongyuanZoeLiu. “But it cannot abide the dollar’s weaponization.”
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“Economic disruption is an extraordinarily effective weapon when the world lacks the will to defend its commons.” Read @dstroul on the lessons of past maritime missions in the Middle East:
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On a new episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” William McRaven, the former head of U.S. Special Operations Command, considers how military culture has shifted under the Trump administration.
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.@beverlygage examines the evolution of John Foster Dulles—and explains how he helped build the postwar world.
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“Because the U.S. military is more dependent on supply chains that snake around the world, it has become more vulnerable to the disruptive actions of hostile powers,” write Sam Mullins, Michael Mayo, and Niel Kaneshiro.
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“Eventually, Eisenkot would disappoint any overseas Israel supporters who expect a thorough reversal of Netanyahu’s foreign and Palestinian policies,” writes Aluf Benn.
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Read Eric Ciaramella on what the United States and Europe can do to “convince Russia to agree to pause or significantly limit its reckless air campaign.”
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“A better China policy will begin by abandoning hollow admonitions to ‘win’ the strategic competition with Beijing,” write @Ali_Wyne and @ryanl_hass.
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The Gulf Arab states should use their leverage to broker and sustain a cease-fire between the United States and Iran, write @AllisonMinor_ and Nate Swanson.
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“Whether Netanyahu wins or loses this election, there is no clear path to the two-state future he has been so determined to avoid,” writes Dalia Dassa Kaye.
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On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview, William McRaven, a four-star admiral, weighs the risks of a strictly transactional foreign policy. Start listening here:
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“If people feel like our values don’t matter anymore—our values as war fighters, our values as Americans—then they’re not going to be there when we need them,” says William McRaven.
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“The goal for the next Congress and, eventually, Trump’s successor, should be to prioritize steady competence over performative toughness in dealing with China,” argue @Ali_Wyne and @ryanl_hass.
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“There is a face-saving way for Iran and the United States to extricate themselves from this conflict: a cease-fire brokered and managed by the Gulf Arab states,” write @AllisonMinor_ and Nate Swanson.
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“Reducing the magnitude of global imbalances is a desirable goal, but it is best achieved through international cooperation and not unilateral action,” argues Nicholas Lardy.
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“Trump is making Russia’s successful annexation of substantial Ukrainian territory and de facto control over Kyiv’s future decisions more likely than at almost any point since February 2022,” writes @McFaul.
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