Washington Will Come to Regret Its Stalemate With Beijing; The Real Lessons of Orban’s Defeat; The First Gulf War’s Lessons for What to Do—and Not Do—in Iran
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping and in Beijing, May 2026

The False Promise of U.S.-China Stability

Washington Will Come to Regret Its Stalemate With Beijing

By Jonathan A. Czin

 

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Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a campaign rally, Szekesfehervar, Hungary, April 2026

How to Beat an Autocrat

The Real Lessons of Orban’s Defeat

By R. Daniel Kelemen and Daniel Ziblatt

 
An Iranian flag outside the White House, Washington, D.C., April 2026

How a Cease-Fire Can Lead to Disaster

The First Gulf War’s Lessons for What to Do—and Not Do—in Iran

By Daniel Chardell and Samuel Helfont

 

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U.S. sailors preparing ordnance on an aircraft carrier, March 2026

The American Military’s Coming Marathon

The Pentagon Needs Both Quantity and Quality to Win Modern Conflicts

By Thomas G. Mahnken

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