Trump Is Still Underestimating Tehran’s Resolve; The Taiwan Relations Act Should Serve as a Model; How Overconfidence Could Draw America and China Into a War
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A mural in Tehran, Iran, April 2026  

A Test of Wills in Iran

Trump Is Still Underestimating Tehran’s Resolve

By Nate Swanson

 

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How Congress Can Help Ukraine

The Taiwan Relations Act Should Serve as a Model

By Brendan Simms and Edward Siddle

 
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The Real Thucydides Trap

How Overconfidence Could Draw America and China Into a War

By Joshua Rovner

 

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The Curse of Middle-Sized Wars

In Iran, Trump Risks Falling Into a Familiar Trap

By Robert D. Kaplan

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