The Consequences of Beijing’s Weapons Buildup; Washington Must Be Willing to Make Uncomfortable Concessions; Libya Needs Political Unity, Not Washington’s Dealmaking
Foreign Affairs Today

May 1, 2026 | View in Browser | Sponsored by Bloomsbury Academic

 

Today’s highlights:

- China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe by Tong Zhao

- The Price of Peace With Iran by Tom Pickering, Gabrielle Rifkind, and Paul Ingram

- Libya’s False Peace by Jalel Harchaoui and Frederic Wehrey

- Avoiding the Next Gulf War  by Neil Quilliam and Sanam Vakil

 

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Displaying nuclear missiles during a military parade in Beijing, September 2025 

China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe

The Consequences of Beijing’s Weapons Buildup

By Tong Zhao

A mockup of an Iranian missile on display in Tehran, April 2026

The Price of Peace With Iran

Washington Must Be Willing to Make Uncomfortable Concessions

By Tom Pickering, Gabrielle Rifkind, and Paul Ingram

Displaying nuclear missiles during a military parade in Beijing, September 2025 

China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe

The Consequences of Beijing’s Weapons Buildup

By Tong Zhao

 
A mockup of an Iranian missile on display in Tehran, April 2026

The Price of Peace With Iran

Washington Must Be Willing to Make Uncomfortable Concessions

By Tom Pickering, Gabrielle Rifkind, and Paul Ingram

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Libya’s False Peace