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Our July/August 2025 issue is available online today. It features new essays by Robert Keohane and the late Joseph Nye on the importance of soft power, Kori Schake on the corrosion of the U.S.-led order, Ashley Tellis on India’s grand strategy, and Celeste Wallander on European autonomy. The magazine also covers:

The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact

Ely Ratner calls for a new Asian alliance to counter China.

Strategies of Prioritization

Jennifer Lind and Daryl Press explain the origins and the risks of Washington’s new foreign policy approach.

Might Unmakes Right

Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro consider the collapse of norms against the use of force.

How to Survive the New Nuclear Age

Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi discuss national security in a world with more threats and fewer constraints.

Books & Reviews

In Upstart: How China Became a Great Power, Oriana Skylar Mastro offers a fresh and creative framework for understanding the spread of Beijing’s influence, writes Julian Gewirtz.

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