America Depends on It—and Can Restore It; Why the Open Seas May Soon Be Tolled; Trump’s Overreach Has Finally Forged Continental Unity
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Marines holding the U.S. flag, New York City, May 2026 

Don’t Give Up on Global Order

America Depends on It—and Can Restore It

By Philip H. Gordon

 

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, May 2026 

How America Lost Command of the Commons

And Why the Open Seas May Soon Be Tolled

By Isaac Kardon

 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at an informal summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 2026 

How Europe Found Its Nerve

Trump’s Overreach Has Finally Forged Continental Unity

By Matthias Matthijs and Nathalie Tocci

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, D.C., November 2025

America and the Gulf Still Need Each Other

How U.S. Partnerships Can Survive the War in Iran

By Daniel Benaim and Elisa Ewers

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