October 2, 2026 | View in Browser | Sponsored by Foreign Affairs Virtual Graduate School Fair

This week’s highlights:

- The Coming Taiwan Crisis by Jonathan A. Czin

- The New Forever War by Ali Vaez

- Rewiring the Arsenal of Democracy by Dan Driscoll

- Russia’s Plan to Break Ukraine by Dmytro Kuleba

- Podcast: Kyle Chan and Helen Toner discuss what America and China fear most about AI

- Why Iran Escalates by Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar

- Japan Is Giving the United States a Chance in Asia by David Sacks and Nick Snyder

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Taiwanese soldiers in Hualien, Taiwan, August 2026

The Coming Taiwan Crisis

Use Today’s Calm to Prepare for the Next Perfect Storm

By Jonathan A. Czin

The New Forever War

Why America and Iran Fight On Without Victory

By Ali Vaez

A U.S.-led military exercise near Xanthi, Greece, June 2025

Rewiring the Arsenal of Democracy

America and Its Allies Must Scale Together for a New Era of War

By Dan Driscoll

Fleeing a building hit by a Russian drone, Kyiv, September 2026

Russia’s Plan to Break Ukraine

What Kyiv Needs to Survive

By Dmytro Kuleba

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