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What to Watch for at UNGA 2026

Heads of state and government are converging on New York City as the UN General Assembly (UNGA) kicks off annual high-level meetings.

Making Sense of John Ratcliffe’s Trip to Moscow

Speculation abounds that the CIA director flew to Moscow to deliver a message to the Kremlin, but his real audience may have been elsewhere.

Six Months Into the Iran War, the United States Has No Good Options

Operation Epic Fury failed to produce the quick victory that President Donald Trump predicted and may be remaking the political order in the Mid…

Why NATO and the Transatlantic Bond Will Outlast Trump

Trump’s threats and hectoring have rattled Europe, but growing defense budgets and lasting mutual interests mean the alliance is more likely to…

Boat Strikes in Ecuador: Is the U.S. Behind Attacks on Fishing Vessels?

New reporting indicates that Trump’s boat strike program could be more secretive, larger, and more resistant to oversight than previously known.

Leaders’ Medical Secrecy Harms Public Trust

Long, mysterious absences promote the idea that unaccountable forces are at the levers of power.

Trump Should Aim to Neutralize the Iran Regime, Not Destroy It

A grassroots revolution in Iran sounds attractive, but it is far too risky. The likely outcome of dismantling the Islamic Republic is not stable…

The New AI Chip Export Policy to China: Strategically Incoherent and Unenforceable

On January 13, the Department of Commerce published a new regulation permitting the sale of advanced AI chips to China, codifying the major poli…

Cyber Week in Review: February 3, 2023

The Netherlands will sign on to U.S. chip controls; Google issues report on influence campaign; Abraham Accords expanded to cybersecurity; Biden…

When Tax Drives the Trade Data

The pharmaceutical industry’s tax strategies appear to have a large impact on the trade data. There isn’t any other obvious explanation for why…