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Address NATO at the Munich Security Conference
Commentary
President Trump has an opportunity to address tensions with NATO at the Munich Security Conference.While he should articulate his grievances, he also should lay out his requir...
By Jim Townsend
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The Trump-Biden-Trump Foreign Policy
Commentary
The stability of U.S. interests and values, the role of Congress, and the realities of today’s world will demand a significant measure of constancy....
By Richard Fontaine
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Convene the E3 to Address the Iranian Nuclear Threat
Commentary
In its first 100 days, the Trump administration should convene the United Kingdom (UK), France, and Germany—the E3—to coordinate a strategy for dealing with Iran’s nuclear pro...
By Jonathan Lord
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Trump’s Threat to U.S. Intelligence
Commentary
The key for intelligence officials will be to avoid distraction and find a way to stay focused on the core missions....
By Peter Schroeder
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China Is Just Fine With North Korean Troops in Ukraine
Commentary
North Korea's vital support for Russia's war directly supports the rise of the Axis of Upheaval....
By Jacob Stokes
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The United States Can’t Afford to Not Harden Its Air Bases
Commentary
The United States can continue to largely ignore this menace and watch as risk levels increase, or it can face the reality and shape its forces and infrastructure to prevail....
By Tom Shugart & Timothy A. Walton
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In Russia's Perceived War with the West, Arms Control is Collateral Damage
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Russia seemingly perceives previously established arms control agreements as elements of the broader Western-dominated political and security order that it aims to overturn....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Republicans Saved Democracy Once. Will They Do It Again?
Commentary
Despite different political and historical contexts, the playbook these personalist leaders use to dismantle democracy has been identical....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Joseph Wright & Erica Frantz
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Battlefield Drones and the Accelerating Autonomous Arms Race in Ukraine
Commentary
With Russia determined to fight until Ukraine is conquered, and Ukraine resolute in defending its freedom, the technological arms race in this war continues to accelerate....
By Samuel Bendett & David Kirichenko
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Saudi’s Inward Shift Reshapes Its FDI Outlook
Commentary
2025 will be pivotal as the government looks to rationalise spending at a time of sluggish oil prices to reposition for the medium term....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Tehran’s Proxies Are on the Back Foot. An Iran-Russia Defense Pact Could Revive Them.
Commentary
A renewed defense treaty between these two powers will render Iran’s web of proxies all the more dangerous by arming already destabilizing agents with more advanced weapons te...
By Delaney Soliday & Shivane Anand
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Goodbye to Small Yard, High Fence
Commentary
Will Mr. Trump’s more confrontational approach work better?...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Around the Table with Hadeil Ali
Commentary
Around the Table is a three-question interview series from the Make Room email newsletter. Each edition features a conversation with a peer in the national security community ...
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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?
Commentary
Any idea that Europe could deter Russia from breaking a cease-fire and renewing its attack with the presence of a light peacekeeping force is fantasy....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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How China’s Antitrust Tactics Undermine U.S. Tech Leadership
Commentary
If the United States fails to address this threat, it risks not just losing ground in the technology race, but ceding control over the rules that govern it....
By Ruby Scanlon
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Putin’s Point of No Return
Commentary
The United States and Europe must invest in resisting Russia now or pay a far greater cost later....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Our Man in Damascus? Sanctions and Governance in Post-Assad Syria
Commentary
The complexity of the legal and policy issues presented by the sanctions thicket surrounding Syria—and the disparate authorities responsible for various parts of it—will requi...
By Alex Zerden
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Sharper: Tariffs
Commentary
The incoming Trump administration has signaled that tariffs will be a central pillar of its economic strategy, with significant implications for international trade, the Ameri...
By Eleanor Hume, Charles Horn & Gwendolyn Nowaczyk
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Cryptocurrency in the War Zone: A Closer Look at Recent Events in Syria
Commentary
Syria’s political fate remains in flux, both internally and in terms of its relations with key regional powers....
By Eitan Danon
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Washington Needs a New Syria Policy Right Now
Commentary
It is well past time for Washington to demonstrate leadership, advance its global and regional interests, and support the freedom and future of the Syrian people....
By Jonathan Lord
