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January 27, 2025

Lebanon
Lebanon: How Israel, Hezbollah, and Regional Powers Are Shaping Its Future

An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, and the United States.

A boy stands inside his damaged house in Tyre, Lebanon, in November 2024.

February 26, 2025

Southeast Asia
U.S. Soft Power Is Spiraling in Asia, With China Filling the Void

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. foreign aid apparatus has created a vacuum that China is rapidly filling, increasing its influence and soft power in regions like Southeast Asia.

Officials stand on an airport tarmac next to a trailer applauding.

February 14, 2025

RealEcon
Trump’s Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab

Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority.

A United States border post into Canada is seen before it opens in the morning near Havre, Montana, United States, November 20, 2015.

October 1, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Troops in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence

The U.S. military has an extensive footprint in the Middle East, including a collection of permanent bases and various naval assets, such as aircraft carriers and destroyers. 

A photo of an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

February 11, 2025

Energy and Environment
America May Not Need a Massive Energy Build-Out to Power the AI Revolution

A new Duke University study argues that the existing U.S. electricity system already has the capacity to power massive additions of data centers that will be needed for the further development of art…

Power lines are seen in front of cooling towers at the nuclear-powered Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S.

September 25, 2024

Taiwan
U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts

Taiwan has been a top buyer of U.S. military equipment for decades, but the island is waiting on a significant backlog of weapon deliveries that defense experts say are urgently needed to deter China…

A helicopter takes off from a guided-missile destroyer as part of Taiwan’s annual military exercises.

December 9, 2024

Women and Women's Rights
Women’s Power Index

Find out where women around the world wield political power—and why it matters.

December 20, 2024

China
Six Takeaways From the Pentagon’s Report on China’s Military

Despite ongoing and high-profile corruption issues, China’s military continues to rapidly modernize.

Soldiers of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are seen before a giant screen as Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People’s Republic of China.

October 22, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Can U.S. Tech Giants Deliver on the Promise of Nuclear Power?

Nuclear power has been a stagnant U.S. energy source for decades, but it could be primed for a technology-driven renaissance amid the growing artificial intelligence boom.

Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

January 24, 2025

Foreign Policy
What I Saw in Davos: Middle Powers Rise and Trump’s Shadow Looms

A dispatch from the fifty-forth annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the focus this year is on the presence of emerging economies—from Brazil to Indonesia—while the political and …

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a special address at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 2025. Yves Herman/Reuters