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This paper documents why U.S. foreign policy should change, and then maps out how it can be done.

Test yourself on the week of Jan. 13: Taiwan votes, Iowa caucuses, and German farmers protest.

The invasion has complicated US relations with China and cast light on Asia-Pacific policy shortcomings.

With Friday marking the 100th day of the invasion, it has become clear Russian President Vladimir Putin has scaled back his once-lofty ambitions of immediately decapitating the Ukrainian government and bringing most, if not all, of the country under Moscow's thumb.

With Friday marking the 100th day of the invasion, it has become clear Russian President Vladimir Putin has scaled back his once-lofty ambitions of immediately decapitating the Ukrainian government and bringing most, if not all, of the country under Moscow's thumb.

There would be costs to us all if we don't leverage this moment for a common cause.

The evolving new geopolitical patterns, suggest that the new Middle East might actually work, despite, or perhaps because of, a less prominent U.S. role

The Russian invasion of Ukraine clearly reveals that the world is witnessing a Cold War. The rivalry between the US and China is also following the pattern of a Cold War. In turn, international org...

Foresight into where events may lead can help avoid worst-case outcomes and shape a more stable future.

Overnight, Germans discarded 70 years of a pacifist culture, doubling its defense budget and sending weaponry to Ukraine.