In Trying to Avoid a Quagmire, America Found a Dead End; America Should Cofinance the Continent’s Rearmament; The Real Goal Behind China’s “Self-Revolution”
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A U.S. Tomahawk missile at an undisclosed location, March 2026

Iran and the Forever War Trap

In Trying to Avoid a Quagmire, America Found a Dead End

By Lawrence D. Freedman

 

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A U.S. soldier at a joint military exercise near Xanthi, Greece, June 2025

The Right Way for Europe to Spend More on Defense

America Should Cofinance the Continent’s Rearmament

By Luis Simón and Stephen G. Brooks

 
At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 2026 

Xi’s Forever Purge

The Real Goal Behind China’s “Self-Revolution”

By Neil Thomas and Shengyu Wang

 

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After Iranian missiles strikes, Doha, Qatar, March 2026  

The End of the Axis of Abraham

The Arab Gulf and Israel Have Different Visions for a New Middle East

By H. A. Hellyer

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