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Hegseth Guam
Middle East

Iran killed any delusions of US military domination over China

Not only did today's conflict exacerbate shortages, it also exposed how unprepared we are for a true Great Power war

G7 Summit
Asia-Pacific

Middle Powers are setting the table so they won't be 'on the menu'

Often crossing continents, 'workarounding' is a strategy allowing states to cooperate on trade and policy outside rigid U.S.-China alignments.

United Nations
Global Crises

We're burying the rules based order. But what's next?

Great power rivalry may actually make multilateral reform more rather than less likely. Here's how.

Africa construction development
Africa

US capital investments for something other than beating China

The debate is on about the renewal of the Development Finance Corporation and whether to tie international partnerships to Great Power Competition

US Navy Arctic
North America

The rising US-NATO-Russia security dilemma in the Arctic

It's been a hot summer for tense military maneuvers in the cold Barents Sea. What's it all for?

China's big military parade wasn't a coronation
Asia-Pacific

China's big military parade wasn't a coronation

Experts claim Beijing's grand display means its superpower status is in the mail — not so fast