The Real Goal Behind China’s “Self-Revolution”; The Arab Gulf and Israel Have Different Visions for a New Middle East; Why America Will Struggle to Contain War in South Asia
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Today’s highlights:

- Xi’s Forever Purge by Neil Thomas and Shengyu Wang

- The End of the Axis of Abraham by H. A. Hellyer

- Why the Next India-Pakistan War Will Escalate by Elizabeth Threlkeld

- Europe’s New Defense Core by Ethan B. Kapstein and Jonathan Caverley

 

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At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 2026 

Xi’s Forever Purge

The Real Goal Behind China’s “Self-Revolution”

By Neil Thomas and Shengyu Wang

After Iranian missiles strikes, Doha, Qatar, March 2026  

The End of the Axis of Abraham

The Arab Gulf and Israel Have Different Visions for a New Middle East

By H. A. Hellyer

At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 2026 

Xi’s Forever Purge

The Real Goal Behind China’s “Self-Revolution”

By Neil Thomas and Shengyu Wang

 
After Iranian missiles strikes, Doha, Qatar, March 2026  

The End of the Axis of Abraham

The Arab Gulf and Israel Have Different Visions for a New Middle East

By H. A. Hellyer

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Why the Next India-Pakistan War Will Escalate

And Why America Will Struggle to Contain It

By Elizabeth Threlkeld

After Iranian missiles strikes, Doha, Qatar, March 2026