Latin America
Did Fidel Castro's decades-long defiance doom Cuba?
A century after the revolutionary leader's birth, Havana is still struggling to deal with its superpower neighbor to the north
August 18, 2026
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Global Crises
Fighting the same war, again and again
Aggressors rarely emerge victorious from conflict. So why do they fight?
April 06, 2026
Media
Zbigniew Brzezinski: Foreign policy prophet or blind man?
Ed Luce's ‘cradle to grave’ bio of President Carter’s grand strategist plumbs his hits and misses on Afghanistan and Russia and their impacts today
January 22, 2026
Europe
RIP Amb. Robert Hunter, who warned about NATO expansion
His work in both the Carter and Clinton administrations reflected sober analysis and the pursuit of engaging Russia and Iran rather than isolating them
January 20, 2026
Washington Politics
I was there: Carter tried to put the human in Realpolitik
As a member of his National Security Council, I saw how the president built a team and rose to the challenges of the Middle East and Soviet Union
January 02, 2025
Europe
This week, NATO III celebrates itself
As thousands descend on Washington for a anniversary summit, we posit that the alliance is broken and sleepwalking into war
July 08, 2024
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