The U.S. Military Must Go Big—and Then Let Iranians Do the Rest; How Beijing Turns Predictability Into Power; Trump’s Popularity Among Jewish Israelis Can Boost the Prospects for Peace
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U.S. Navy ships in the Arabian Sea, February 2026

What It Will Take to Change the Regime in Iran

The U.S. Military Must Go Big—and Then Let Iranians Do the Rest

By Behnam Ben Taleblu

 

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, January 2026

China Is Winning by Waiting

How Beijing Turns Predictability Into Power

By Kyle Chan

 
A poster showing U.S. President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 2025

The Trump Effect in Israel

How His Popularity Among Jewish Israelis Can Boost the Prospects for Peace

By Nimrod Rosler and Alon Yakter

 

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A Taliban fighter sitting next to an antiaircraft gun, Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, October 2025

Afghanistan and Pakistan Square Off

The Unexpected Conflict Brewing in South Asia

By Michael Kugelman

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