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Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition

Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition

In December 2024, the regime of Bashar al-Assad crumbled like a house of cards. Rebel forces led by fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham overtook...

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Foreign Affairs

Volker Perthes

The Limits of Madman Theory

The Limits of Madman Theory

Even though they have already witnessed four years of a Donald Trump presidency, analysts have little certainty about how Trump plans to approach...

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Foreign Affairs

Roseanne Mcmanus

Trump and the Perils of Ungoverning

Trump and the Perils of Ungoverning

As U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House, it already seems clear that his second term will look little like his first. Many of...

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Foreign Affairs

Russell Muirhead

The Cold War Putin Wants

The Cold War Putin Wants

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he...

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Foreign Affairs

Andrei Kolesnikov

Trump’s “America First” Is Not Realism

Trump’s “America First” Is Not Realism

Some observers have approvingly claimed that the second Trump administration heralds a realist revival in American foreign policy. Writing in...

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Foreign Affairs

Jonathan Kirshner

The Fallacy of the Abraham Accords

The Fallacy of the Abraham Accords

U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to cement his legacy in the Middle East were well underway even before he reclaimed the White House....

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Foreign Affairs

Khaled Elgindy

Ending War Is Hard to Do

Ending War Is Hard to Do

Ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are at the top of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda, and many expect the new administration to...

21.01.2025 1

Foreign Affairs

Gideon Rose

China Has Raised the Cyber Stakes

China Has Raised the Cyber Stakes

Over the last few months, U.S. government officials have revealed details about a sophisticated Chinese cyber-operation called “Salt Typhoon.”...

20.01.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Adam Segal

Putin Is Not Yet Desperate

Putin Is Not Yet Desperate

The newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump has promised a swift end to the war in Ukraine. Faced with the unattractive alternative of...

20.01.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Alexandra Prokopenko

How Trump Could Reshape the Middle East

How Trump Could Reshape the Middle East

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump, now U.S. president-elect, promised that “the Middle East is going to get solved” but offered few details on...

19.01.2025 3

Foreign Affairs

Raja Khalidi

The Trump-Biden-Trump Foreign Policy

The Trump-Biden-Trump Foreign Policy

Today, U.S. President Donald Trump will sweep back into power promising a new American approach to the world. As he was in 2017, Trump has been...

19.01.2025 8

Foreign Affairs

Richard Fontaine