Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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The book Great Power Diplomacy by A. Wess Mitchell atop a stack of books behind a black paper tear. Add This to the Canon of Great Diplomacy Books
A. Wess Mitchell’s tour through two millennia of diplomacy is catnip for foreign-policy wonks.
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A group of young people walk down a road past Soviet tanks. One person holds up a small flag of Czechoslovakia. Moscow’s Shadow Looms Over Bratislava
Russia’s historic role remains central to the debate over Slovak foreign policy today.
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Two men pose in front of a brown sculpture of a headless Mao Zedong kneeling with one hand over his heart. The man on the left holds the sculpted severed head of Mao. The man on the right leans against the statue’s base and smokes a cigarette. China Is Stamping Out Dissident Art
Curators, painters, and performers are facing jail or exile.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hold folders bearing the signed agreement as they sit in front of a blue backdrop. Will Trump’s Critical Minerals Blitz Pay Off?
The U.S. president has been on a mission to secure new supply chains—and counter China’s grip.
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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the ASEAN summit Trump Plays Offense in China’s Backyard
His Cambodia charm offensive is the new normal in U.S. foreign policy.
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A detailed view of mechanics tool box during Round One of the Nitro Rally Cross at Lydden Hill Race Circuit on June 19, 2022 in Canterbury, England. Economics Is Europe’s Tool for Everything
Why the bloc always seeks economic solutions to its political problems.
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President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin before holding direct peace talks at the State Department September 2, 2010 in Washington. What Israel Means by a Two-State Solution
A closer look at the reforms that may be a prerequisite for Palestinian statehood.
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Two Chinese generals in formal uniforms decorated with awards and honors sit behind a large wooden desk during a meeting. Both men wear serious expressions; the one on the left has his hand lifted to his face. Why Are China’s Generals So Quiet as Xi Purges Them?
The PLA is a politically neutered army.
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Ukrainian soldiers hold the Ukrainian and Lithuanian flags over the coffin of Tomas Valentelis, a Lithuanian volunteer in the Ukrainian army who was killed in battle in Ukraine, at a funeral ceremony in Kyiv on April 16. To Deter Russia, Europe Needs Ukraine
A Ukraine-Baltics defense pact would bring Kyiv into Europe’s security architecture.
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 26. China’s Global Initiatives Are Worth Taking Seriously
Beijing’s latest policy is vague but still important.
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A massive mushroom cloud of smoke and debris rises around a giant plume of flames. Huge waves ripple out in a circle from the point of impact. Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race
It’s unclear whether his statement refers to warhead detonations.
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Trump and Xi Jinping are seen in profile as they shake hands; Xi is smiling, whereas Trump's mouth is open as he speaks. Both men wear dark suits and ties. Trump and Xi Step Back From the Brink—for Now
The United States and China have struck a vague and reversible deal.
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A Patriot air defense system protects an airport used for weapons deliveries to Ukraine in Jasionka, Poland, on March 6. How to Get More U.S. Weapons to Ukraine
Opening Europe’s 150 billion euro defense fund to U.S. companies could seal the deal.
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This view shows the COP30 logotype at Docks Station in Belem, Brazil, on Oct. 24. Will Belém Kill Paris?
COP30 in Brazil tests the 2015 climate accord at a pivotal moment.
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About a dozen people stand on a low stone-brick wall with red-white-and-blue protest signs and flags as they demonstrate outside a brutalist concrete building with a sign reading the "Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building." The U.S. Government’s Repair Bills Are Coming Due
Decades of accumulated technical debt have hollowed out state capacity.
