Wars in Gaza, Iran, and Elsewhere Have Sunk Washington’s Reputation—Maybe for Good; Trump Can’t End a War With a Real Estate Transaction; Cooperation Is Necessary—and Possible
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At a temporary encampment for displaced people in Beirut, Lebanon, March 2026  

America Has Lost the Arab World

Wars in Gaza, Iran, and Elsewhere Have Sunk Washington’s Reputation—Maybe for Good

By Amaney A. Jamal and Michael Robbins

 

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A Ukrainian soldier walking near buildings damaged by Russia, Orikhiv, Ukraine, March 2026

A Flawed Formula for Peace in Ukraine

Trump Can’t End a War With a Real Estate Transaction

By Samuel Charap and Jennifer Kavanagh

 
AI computing infrastructure at the World Internet Conference, Wuzhen, China, November 2025  

America and China Can Make AI Safer

Cooperation Is Necessary—and Possible

By Christina Knight and Scott Singer

 

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after calling for a snap election, Tokyo, January 2026 

How Takaichi Can Triumph

And What Others Can Learn From Japan’s Embrace of American Power

By Michael J. Green

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