Op-ed

Josef Ernst The U.S. State Department has long been respected for its venerable tradition of thoughtful and sound policy analysis — an intellectual legacy that traces back to George F. Kennan’s famous “Long Telegram” from Moscow in 1946, later published anonymously under X in Foreign Affairs in 1947. …

Carolina Martinez In 1967, Latin America and the Caribbean made history. With the Treaty of Tlatelolco, it became the world’s first nuclear-weapon-free zone, positioning itself as a moral compass in a world on the brink of annihilation. For decades, the region led by example in disarmament affairs — …

Staikou Dimitra  The recent visit of an Indian government delegation to Washington on July 11 marks a pivotal chapter in the evolving economic and strategic partnership between the United States and India. At stake is not just a bilateral trade agreement (BTA), but the broader realignment of global …

Ryan O’Connell Donald Trump is not afraid of bankruptcy. During his checkered business career, he often took on too much debt, and six of his companies went bankrupt. Now, with the enormous tax cuts for the ultra-rich in his One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), Trump is laying the …

Eldar Mamedov Russia sees much to gain from engaging with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Earlier this month, in a move that surprised some, Russia formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The decision reflected a calculated geopolitical strategy rather than an ideological endorsement. By engaging with the …

Ferial Ara Saeed Saudi Arabia and the UAE have emerged as central components in the Trump administration’s AI strategy. But interdependence carries its risks. Red Cell The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red Cell—established following …

For the first time since BRICS was established in 2009, Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the annual summit. His absence from the July 2025 gathering in Rio de Janeiro—a meeting that features a dramatically expanded bloc and arrives at a moment of geopolitical flux—suggests that it …

MEPs will debate the start of the latest EU presidency, now held by Denmark. They will discuss Denmark’s agenda for its six-month Council Presidency, which started on 1 July, with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The debate will take place later this week in Strasbourg where MEPs are meeting …

However, over the last 20 months, the size and scope of Israeli military campaigns have gone beyond the frontiers of Gaza and the occupied West Bank to venture into some other nations in the Middle East. The government of Israel has engaged in assaults in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, …