Only a Gradual Transition—Not Regime Change by Force—Can Restore Venezuela’s Democracy; Two Centuries of History Offer Lessons for How to Forge a Durable Agreement in Ukraine; Why U.S.-Chinese Competition Is Here to Stay
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, September 2025

The Peril of Ousting Maduro

Only a Gradual Transition—Not Regime Change by Force—Can Restore Venezuela’s Democracy

By Phil Gunson

 

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Patrolling a frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, March 2025

Would a Peace Deal in Ukraine Last?

Two Centuries of History Offer Lessons for How to Forge a Durable Agreement

By G. John Ikenberry and Harold James

 
The Chinese flag, in Beijing, August 2025

Structure Trumps Agency in the U.S.-China Relationship

Why the Competition Is Here to Stay

By Mira Rapp-Hooper

 

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At a displaced persons camp in Tawila, Sudan, October 2025

Terror Returns to Darfur

Only American Pressure Can Stop the Killing in Sudan

By Alex de Waal

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