Europe Must Step Up, but America Still Has a Role to Play in Ending the War; The Incoherent Case for Tariffs; How Trump Might Drive Proliferation
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A member of the Ukrainian National Guard in Donetsk, Ukraine, March 2025

A Plan for Peace Through Strength in Ukraine

Europe Must Step Up, but America Still Has a Role to Play in Ending the War

 By Stephen Hadley, Daniel Fried, and Franklin D. Kramer

 

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A cargo ship at the port of Oakland, California, March 2025 

The Incoherent Case for Tariffs

Trump’s Fixation on Economic Coercion Will Subvert His Economic Goals

By Chad P. Bown and Douglas A. Irwin

 
A military parade rehearsal featuring nuclear-capable missiles, Moscow, Russia, May 2024 

Get Ready for the Next Nuclear Age

How Trump Might Drive Proliferation

By Gideon Rose

 
A B-2 Spirit Bomber in Nevada, January 2024

America’s Eroding Airpower

Washington Must Upgrade Its Fleet of Planes, Drones, and Missiles

By Stacie L. Pettyjohn

 
Patrolling a frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, March 2025

Would a Peace Deal in Ukraine Last?

Two Centuries of History Offer Lessons for How to Forge a Durable Agreement

By G. John Ikenberry and Harold James

 
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speaking about negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 2025 

The Return of Spheres of Influence

Will Negotiations Over Ukraine Be a New Yalta Conference That Carves Up the World?

By Monica Duffy Toft

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