Trump’s ‘Reverse Kissinger’ Gambit With Belarus Is a Dead End
Candace Rondeaux unpacks for WPR how Trump’s team is attempting a daring recalibration with Minsk. Is it a strategic gamble or a mirage?
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Trump Should Leverage Putin’s Desperation, Not Alleviate It
Candace Rondeaux writes in World Politics Review that rising pressure on Russia could give the U.S. a rare chance to seek concessions.
Xinyan Yu on Chinese Investment in Africa
New America Fellow Xinyan Yu spoke about her film, Made in Ethiopia.
NATO Unity: Some Assembly Required
NATO’s historic five-percent defense spending pledge masks growing divisions within the alliance.
A Wartime Boom Is Remaking NATO’s Defense Industrial Landscape
What the Iran Crisis Reveals About Arms Control: Managing Uncertainty in a Post-Agreement Era
Global Climate Policy Must Take Local Politics Into Account
Ken Opalo reveals how donor pressure and externalized policies distort climate equity and mask underlying power imbalances.
NATO’s Long–Term Success Requires Buy–In From Younger Generations
NATO requires the support of diverse younger generations if it means to means to thrive, argues Laura Kupe.
The Alliance Dividend: How NATO’s Factory Floor Revival Is Rewiring Transatlantic Power
How NATO’s factory-floor revival is rewiring transatlantic security—from Camden to Kyiv, defense jobs are reshaping alliance dynamics.
The Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag
Future Security Program Fellow Sarah Moriarty recounts the history of the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag.