A Confident Beijing and a Pragmatic Washington Can Get Along; The Perils of German Power; Trump’s War in Iran Has Brought American Strategy to a Dead End
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, May 2026 

The Emerging U.S.-China Détente

A Confident Beijing and a Pragmatic Washington Can Get Along

By Da Wei

 

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Europe’s Next Hegemon

The Perils of German Power

By Liana Fix

 
An anti-American billboard in Tehran, August 2026 

Maximum Pressure on Iran Will Fail

Trump’s War Has Brought American Strategy to a Dead End

By Nate Swanson

 

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A sign showing the national debt, Washington, D.C., October 2025

The AI Growth Paradox

Why High Productivity Could Still Lead to a Crash

By Kenneth S. Rogoff

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