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Offensive and Defensive Measures to Defeat Russia in the Economic Domain

Russia-Georgia 2008: a Blueprint for Russia-Ukraine 2022?

The Olympics were about to start in Beijing. Thousands of miles to the west, Russia was wrapping up a big military exercise in a border region. Across the border, women and children were evacuated from...

The New Worst Deal in History

Iran was under extreme pressure a year ago. Now it’s on the verge of a deal with better terms than the original JCPOA.

A New Partnership to Counter China in the Pacific

Australia is on the frontlines in the great power rivalry between the CCP and the U.S.

Atlantic Charter credibility crumbles; can an Indo-Pacific Charter give hope?

Given how quickly the strategic situation is changing, it’s worth taking a look back at the original Charter to see what is at risk—and what can still be done to protect its central tenets.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early June

OPCW Member States Must Counter Russian Obstruction

It’s Time for Biden to Call Netanyahu

He might want to avoid controversy right now, but he can't avoid our most valuable ally in the Middle East.

Don’t Let Iran Blow Up the U.N. Security Council

As a critical vote approaches, the fate of Iran nuclear sanctions—and decades of multilateralism—lies in the hands of Britain and France.

Covid-19 And Middle Eastern Tyranny

In the democratic West, many expect there to be a post–Covid-19 reckoning. That politicians who did poorly in handling the pandemic will fall from office. There isn’t a clear understanding of what...

Europeans Pushing to Boycott Israel Over Annexation Should Think Twice

Calls for economic sanctions against Israel risk a costly collision with U.S. anti-boycott laws, as companies such as Airbnb can attest.

China versus the world

While America staggers from coronavirus lockdown to riot curfew, China is pushing out at sea, on its borders, in its legal claims, and in the global economy. America and its allies have begun to realize...

Could Trump convince Boris Johnson to kill the Iran nuclear deal?

With the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union freshly behind him, the British prime minister has an unusual opportunity to continue his differentiation from standard EU politics. One move he...

The EU Foreign Policy Chief’s Mission Impossible in Tehran

The new EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, traveled to Tehran this week to salvage the almost-dead Iran nuclear deal. Borell’s mission had little hope of success, however, since the European Union...

Why We Need to Worry About China and 5G

The Chinese have taken the lead on this important technology while also building a surveillance state. What could go wrong?

The French and German threat to NATO

President Trump’s targeted killing of the world’s master of international terrorism, Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, highlighted Washington’s improved cooperation and concordance with Middle Eastern...

To halt Iran’s aggression, Trump must do more to win support for global sanctions

President Trump missed a golden opportunity to mobilize nations around the world against the grave danger posed by Iran when he spoke to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday. The president was...

Iran’s regime stokes more antisemitism amid Gulf tensions, ADL report

"A Persian-language cartoon published by Fars News in April solely blamed the Jewish people or Israel for tightening U.S. sanctions on Iranian energy exports."

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