If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
In May 2014, I embedded with Charley Company of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines to write about their “retrograde” from Afghanistan’s... Read More
As the chaotic and gut-wrenching American-led withdrawal from Afghanistan was unfolding last month, discussions of what it meant for... Read More
War is not inevitable, nor in my opinion likely. But nations must prepare for the worst-case scenario. To buy equipment from France raises... Read More
There are few things more hidden and precious in the U.S. defense arsenal than the production process for nuclear submarines. The... Read More
He couldn’t drown out the hubbub over America’s actions of the past several weeks. Read More
OPINION — “Right now, we can hold any target on the planet at risk today. We do. And we do that every day, and everybody... Read More
By turning polls into rituals of anticipatory obedience, the Kremlin has disempowered and demotivated citizens Read More
he announcement of the Australia-UK-US alliance Aukus looks a bit like handbrake turn. By going into a submarine and... Read More
Some squatters in Spain demand cash before leaving - so eviction firms have arisen to handle the talks. Read More
Every day, new rules and moves are bringing Xi Jinping one step closer to regaining complete control of China's economy and society. One... Read More
The organizers have asked me to appraise the U.S. strategic perspective on the Mediterranean Sea. Simple: the Mediterranean remains... Read More
The sinking approval ratings for Brazil’s president could be permanent, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief. Read More
Gregor Gysi says his party is ready for post-election talks on joining a government. Read More
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The Conservatives’ third defeat at the hands of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals should be considered a rebuke of the party’s... Read More
There may be good reasons why Australia decided American submarines would be more suitable than French boats as a defense against China. But... Read More
Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether there is a “Biden doctrine” and if so, what exactly it is. They identify two separate... Read More
To discuss recent events in Ukraine, Aaron speaks this week with Rob Lee, a FPRI Eurasia Fellow, about his recent report, Russia’s... Read More
Nearly twenty years have passed since al-Qaeda terrorists carried out the attacks of September 11, 2001.1 During that interval, the... Read More
At the Bush Center, we're concerned about the challenges to the health of democracies around the world. Populism is on the rise. Media... Read More
Beijing’s relentless drive to transform itself into a global power places it in direct competition with the U.S. That has affected both... Read More
I consider myself a Francophile. It would have been difficult to be otherwise and choose, as I did, to live in South West France for over a... Read More
n june a newly surfaced segment of a German talk show from 1997 set the internet alight. The clip shows Angela Merkel, a fresh-faced... Read More
The elections to the Russian parliament, the Duma, that concluded on Sunday, September 19, have produced the expected outcome: A victory of... Read More
Senior U.S. diplomats were fanned out across the Indo-Pacific last week. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin toured Southeast Asia, outlining... Read More
Russia's parliament elections failed to meet even the most basic democratic standards and served to illustrate the country's slide into... Read More
With both the NUG and the junta convinced of an inevitable victory, Myanmar is heading toward an even more violent period. Read More
Once the Paris of the Middle East, the city of Beirut today is a hollow shell of its former self. Political deadlock, endemic corruption,... Read More
From start to finish, our entire experience in Afghanistan underscores how deficient Congress has been in this arena. Read More
The transatlantic alliance is enjoying a period of restoration following the damage done by former US President Donald Trump. But as the... Read More
Avoiding the diplomatic errors that doomed the U.S. withdrawal. Read More
With Chancellor Angela Merkel stepping down after sixteen years in office, the leadership of Germany, and the EU, is wide open. What is... Read More
The Levada Center recently polled Russians on their attitudes toward Russia’s general standing in the international... Read More
Afghanistan, a war of illusions Read More
The U.S. retreat from Afghanistan puts Central Asia on the front lines against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Central Asian... Read More
What really allows the war on terror to persist. Read More
The lack of paperwork—a formal peace treaty—has no bearing on the empirical situation on the ground which is obviously not open conflict. Read More
If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
