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Trump and Xi Step Back From the Brink—for Now
The United States and China have struck a vague and reversible deal. 
Why Are China’s Generals So Quiet as Xi Purges Them?
The PLA is a politically neutered army.
To Deter Russia, Europe Needs Ukraine
A Ukraine-Baltics defense pact would bring Kyiv into Europe’s security architecture.
Asia & the Pacific
The Women Carrying Water—and the World
China
Can Trump and Xi Strike a Deal?
Middle East & Africa
Tanzania’s Unfree Election
Europe
‘Putin Doesn’t Want Peace’
Americas
The Politics of Hurricane Melissa
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It’s (Still) Henry Kissinger’s World
A new documentary argues Nixon’s secretary of state learned the wrong lessons from his experiences with Nazi Germany.
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Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, at left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, at right.
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SHADOW GOVERNMENT:
The End of Development
The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.
Why the World Turned on NGOs
From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.
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Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths
China’s complex new rules take on the entire world at once—and give Trump an opportunity.
It’s (Still) Henry Kissinger’s World
A new documentary argues Nixon’s secretary of state learned the wrong lessons from his experiences with Nazi Germany.
Is the U.S. Ready for War With China?
U.S. military planners are caught in an impossible dilemma.
Canada Shows How to Neutralize Trump’s Trade Attacks
Ottawa’s latest reforms are a blueprint for Washington’s victims around the world.
7 Books That Reveal How Kremlin Decision-Makers Think
Don’t read these new titles on Russia’s wars before bedtime.
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This article is an adapted excerpt from India and the Rebalancing of Asia by C. Raja Mohan (Routledge, 220 pp., $29.95, September 2025).
In Case You Missed It
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Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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