How America Can Protect Itself—and the Global Economy; Can Ideology Prevent War in East Asia?; Tehran Needs Positive Incentives, Not Just Pressure
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A ship seizure in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, April 2026

Iran’s New Oil Weapon

How America Can Protect Itself—and the Global Economy

By Gregory Brew

 

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Students walking past a statue of Confucius, Wuhan, China, June 2009 

The Lessons of the Long Confucian Peace

Can Ideology Prevent War in East Asia?

By Michael J. Gigante, Joshua Stone, Daniel Druckman, and Ming Wan

 
At a rally in support of Iranian leaders, Tehran, April 2026

How to End the Iran Crisis

Tehran Needs Positive Incentives, Not Just Pressure

By Federica Mogherini and Sahil V. Shah

 

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From Coast to Coast: Engineering America’s Energy Expansion

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Members of the Ukrainian armed forces near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, April 2026

How Congress Can Help Ukraine

The Taiwan Relations Act Should Serve as a Model

By Brendan Simms and Edward Siddle

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