European Forces and NATO Resources Can Make Kyiv Stronger; Damascus Should Start Embracing Federalism; Why Bargaining With Authoritarians Fails
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A Ukrainian government building damaged in a Russian strike, Kyiv, September 2025

A Better Way for Europe to Guarantee Ukraine’s Security

How European Forces—and NATO Resources—Can Make the Country Stronger

By Ivo H. Daalder

 

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How to Avoid Another Syrian Civil War

Start With Embracing Federalism

By Steven Simon and Adam Weinstein

 
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Warnings From Weimar

Why Bargaining With Authoritarians Fails

By Daniel Ziblatt

 

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The New Hamas Insurgency

How the Embattled Group Is Drawing Israel Further Into an Unwinnable War

By Leila Seurat

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