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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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November 9, 2022
Russia
If Russia Goes Nuclear: Three Scenarios for the Ukraine War
The odds remain slim, but an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin could use Russia’s nuclear arsenal to turn its fortunes in the Ukraine war.
August 15, 2021
Afghanistan
America’s Withdrawal of Choice
The swift fall of Kabul recalls the ignominious fall of Saigon in 1975. Beyond the local consequences—widespread reprisals, harsh repression of women and girls, and massive refugee flows—America’s st…
May 16, 2023
United States
Why Today Is Not Like the 1850s
American politics turned hyper toxic several years ago, and ever since commentators have raised the specter of a second civil war. No other historical parallel, it seems, captures so viscerally today…
August 30, 2021
Afghanistan
Exiting Afghanistan Will Improve America’s Global Standing in the Long Run
Allies in Europe and the Asia-Pacific will be the beneficiaries of an overdue strategic realignment.
August 29, 2022
Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Saving Democracy in Tunisia
In Tunisia, President Kais Saied's consolidation of power and embrace of autocratic measures threaten the lone remaining success story of the Arab Spring. The Biden Administration should move from rh…