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The Fatal Flaw of the New Middle East

Gaza, Syria, and the Region’s Next Crisis

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The Real China Trump Card

The Hawk’s Case Against Decoupling

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Ukraine Must Guarantee Its Own Security

A European Troop Commitment Is Not the Way to End This War—or Prevent the Next One

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America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East

Trump Has Leverage, but He Must Use It Wisely

By Philip H. Gordon

In Germany, the Center Can Hold

But Only a Grand Coalition Can Foster Stability and Fend Off the Far Right

By Liana Fix and Peter Sparding

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