Essays by Rana Mitter, Ngaire Woods, Lawrence Freedman, Jennifer Harris, and more.

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  • Six issues available in Print, PDF and file types for Kindle and Nook devices
  • Unlimited access to new articles daily, now with more audio, plus adjustable playback speeds online and in the app
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Our May/June 2025 issue is available online today. It features new essays by Stacie Goddard on the rise and fall of great-power competition, Rana Mitter on the future of the U.S.-Chinese relationship, Jennifer Harris on the American economy after neoliberalism, and Lawrence Freedman on the age of forever wars. The issue also covers:

  • The case for building a new defense industrial base
  • How Washington can restore conventional deterrence
  • The roots of the war in Ukraine
  • How the international system can survive without American leadership, and more.
 
 
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The Narrow Path to a New Middle East

Dana Stroul proposes a U.S. Middle East strategy to contain Iran.

The Russia That Putin Made

Alexander Gabuev considers how the United States can coexist with a post-Putin Russia.

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Underestimating China

Kurt Campbell and Rush Doshi warn against underestimating China.

The Return of Great-Power Diplomacy

A. Wess Mitchell argues for a revival of great-power diplomacy.

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The Narrow Path to a New Middle East

Dana Stroul proposes a U.S. Middle East strategy to contain Iran.

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The Russia That Putin Made

Alexander Gabuev considers how the United States can coexist with a post-Putin Russia.

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Underestimating China

Kurt Campbell and Rush Doshi warn against underestimating China.

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The Return of Great-Power Diplomacy

A. Wess Mitchell argues for a revival of great-power diplomacy.