"We will only have peace when America uses force to defend its interests," Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi write.
Paul Poast explores how a changing international system is placing new limits on American power.
Whether a reelected Trump would actually withdraw from the alliance as many fear is beside the point, Ivo Daalder argues.
The issue that drove Donald Trump’s original presidential bid remains a divider within his party, Council data show.
Paul Heer explores how George Kennan’s approach to the Soviet Union could be applied to Pyongyang.
American universities generate soft power for the United States, Paul Poast writes.
"As the new year rolls in, mutual distrust continues to obstruct mutual understanding," Paul Heer writes.
Developments abroad in the first weeks of the new year may pose a significant challenge to the US president’s electoral prospects.
"The next year will be marked by a profound debate within the US about America’s future global role," says Ivo Daalder.
"In many respects, both Ukraine and Israel are offering quintessential examples of a combatant winning the battle, but losing the war," Paul Poast writes.
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