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February 23, 2018

Russia
Cold War II

A quarter-century after the end of the Cold War, we unexpectedly find ourselves in a second one. The United States and its partners have a large stake in greater Russian restraint while Vladimir Puti…

Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin/Reuters

May 29, 2018

North Korea
Trump and North Korea: Total Denuclearization Must Remain the Goal

While the collapse of the Donald Trump-Kim Jung Un summit should cause the president to reconsider how to prepare for head of state summits, it should not alter the Trump administration’s strategic o…

The alternative to complete denuclearization is not simply war, if the goal fails. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

August 14, 2018

United States
The Unconstrained Presidency: Checks and Balances Eroded Long Before Trump

This article was originally published in Foreign Affairs.  In the age of Donald Trump, it often feels as though one individual has the power to chart the United States’ course in the world all by …

October 5, 2018

Iraq
Iraq’s Two New Leaders Offer a Glimmer of Hope

Salih and Abdul-Mahdi are capable politicians in a nation that desperately needs that, at a time when progress seems possible.

Barham Salih, Iraq's new president, walks with new Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad.

October 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia
Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance Is Even Stranger Than It Seems

This article first appeared here on ForeignPolicy.com on October 9, 2018. What in the world? No seriously, what the…? When it comes to Saudi Arabia these days, things could not get weirder or ugli…

A Turkish police officer who stands guard at the Saudi Arabia's consulate is seen at the entrance, in Istanbul, Turkey October 10, 2018.