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The Predatory Hegemon

How Trump Wields American Power

Stephen M. Walt

America and China at the Edge of Ruin

A Last Chance to Step Back From the Brink

David M. Lampton andWang Jisi

Europe’s Next Hegemon

The Perils of German Power

Liana Fix

The Multipolar Delusion

And the Unilateral Temptation

C. Raja Mohan

Spotlight: The Transatlantic Alliance

The Best NATO Is a Dormant NATO

Less Reliance on America Would Yield a Stronger Alliance and a Safer Europe

Sumantra Maitra

The Fatal Flaw in the Transatlantic Alliance

Trump Must Do Much More to Rebalance America’s Relationship With Europe

Jennifer Kavanaghand Peter Slezkine

How to Win the Shadow War With Russia

NATO Must Escalate to De-escalate

Samuel Greene andChristopher Walker

Beware the Europe You Wish For

The Downsides and Dangers of Allied Independence

Celeste A. Wallander

How to Navigate the Shifting International Order

A Conversation With Finnish President Alexander Stubb

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The Hour of the Predator: Encounters With the Autocrats and Tech Billionaires Taking Over the World

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G. John Ikenberry

The Geriatric Peace: Population Aging and the Decline of War

By Mark L. Haas

Lawrence D. Freedman

Fallout: The Inside Story of America’s Failure to Disarm North Korea

By Joel S. Wit

Elizabeth Economy

Digital Surveillance in Africa: Power, Agency, and Rights

By Edited by Tony Roberts and Admire Mare

Zachariah Mampilly

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Ukraine’s War of Endurance

The Fight for Advantage in the Conflict’s Fifth Year

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The Price of Peace in Ukraine

Why Recognizing a New Border Could Serve Kyiv’s Interests

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How to Avert the Tragedy of Great-Power Politics

Germany Knows the Costs of a World Governed by Power Alone

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America and China at the Edge of Ruin

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Europe’s Next Hegemon

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The AI Trilemma

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