Foreign Affairs

Both sides must revise their red lines—or risk war.

The president’s foreign policy doctrine has been hiding in plain sight.

The case for a pandemic trust fund.

Afghanistan is just the latest failure.

Despite Biden's claims, catastrophe was not inevitable

The war on terror supercharged state power

Why ending the war is more difficult than ever

A new development model for a world in crisis.

What the war on terror cost America.

Just because the Taliban won doesn’t mean jihadis will.

A review of Christophe Jaffrelot's "Modi's India", which examines the rise of Hindu nationalism and ethnic democracy under Narendra Modi.

A review of John Mueller's "The Stupidity of War", which argues that the U.S. should adopt a military strategy of restraint.

What Washington can do about it now

Two decades of mistakes, misjudgments, and collective failure

Why Moscow’s moves could determine the future of navigation 

Why America struggles to fight back against nonstate cybercriminals

The demographic shift in China reflects the sexism in the party and in Chinese society more broadly; "if the CCP wants to solve China's demographic puzzle, it should start by listening to and empowering women."

A close reading of Osama bin Laden's correspondence offers a portrait of the U.S. “war on terror” as it was seen through the eyes of its chief target.

China's increasing dominance in the Middle East is primarily fueled by its economic interests and U.S. retrenchment.

The president’s power grab risks an authoritarian regression.