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Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. What’s Wrong With Strategic Peacemaking Resolving conflicts has become less important than managing optics. By Ben Acheson, a former NATO official and author of The Pashtun Tribes in Afghanistan, and Marika Theros, a policy fellow in the Conflict and Civicness Research Group at the London…
Analysis The Troubling Truth About How AI Agents Act in a Crisis A new study finds that foundation models are predisposed toward escalation. By Benjamin Jensen, a senior fellow in the Defense and Security Department, Futures Lab at the Center for Strategy and International Studies and the Frank E. Petersen Chair of Emerging Technology at…
Report Documentary on West Bank Evictions Wins Big at Oscars An Israeli co-director of the documentary said U.S. foreign policy was blocking peace. By John Haltiwanger, a reporter at Foreign Policy. Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, winners of the Best Documentary Feature award for “No Other Land,” in Hollywood, California, on March 2. Basel Adra…
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Analysis Trump Is Trying to Remake the United Nations Washington has signaled that it wants the international body to focus on preserving peace, but it could be looking to rubber-stamp its bilateral priorities. By Richard Gowan, the U.N. director at the International Crisis Group. Trump stands at a podium with both arms outstretched and his…
Report Could Trump’s Favorite Word Double as Climate Policy? A Republican carbon tariff proposal aims to boost U.S. competitiveness vis-à-vis China—and cut emissions. By Lili Pike, a reporter at Foreign Policy. Smoke rises from a factory of China Baowu Steel Group in Taiyuan, China. Smoke rises from a factory of China Baowu Steel Group in…
Analysis Containment Can’t Win the U.S-China Tech Race Alone Washington needs to foster innovation to beat Beijing. By Stefanie Kam Li Yee, an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. A man in black pants, a black turtleneck, and a gray blazer stands onstage and gestures with one hand while holding a microphone in another….
Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump’s Concert of Kingpins Won’t Work A globe carved up by strongmen isn’t any world order at all. Walt-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist20Stephen M. Walt By Stephen M. Walt, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University. Donald Trump…
Analysis Mexico Tariffs Put Guacamole on the Chopping Block How will America’s favorite cuisine fare in Trump’s cartel fight? By Kitty Greenwald, a freelance reporter and contributor to the Wall Street Journal. A detail image of a chef using a large knife to remove the pit of a sliced avocado. Jorge Granada prepares guacamole at…
Analysis Ukraine’s Minerals Won’t Solve U.S. Supply Chain Problems Market realities will stymie Trump’s talking points. By Joshua Busby, Emily J. Holland, and Morgan D. Bazilian Two people are seen from behind as they sit at behind a dusty window, operating switchboard controls while watching a large piece of mining equipment kick up dust outside….
