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Pope Leo XIV is pictured inside the Church of Our lady of Muxima, during his apostolic journey in Africa, in Muxima, Angola, on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Guglielmo Mangiapane / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo XIV inside the Church of Our Lady of Muxima on April 19, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Behind the Feud Behind Trump and Leo XIV

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Apr 20, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

The Eight Countries That Could Swing the Global Power Balance

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

In the Media

Apr 17, 2026

In the Media

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Testimony

What Orban Meant

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Testimony

Apr 17, 2026

Testimony

1 Min Read

Sept. 4, 2024 shows the Hercegovina Bridge along the Pocitelj - Zvirovici subsection project, part of the pan-European Corridor Vc highway, in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH. A subsection of a new highway in Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH, constructed by a consortium of Chinese and Azerbaijani companies, opened on Thursday. According to representatives from one of the constructors China State Construction Engineering Corporation CSCEC, the Pocitelj - Zvirovici subsection project, part of the pan-European

The Hercegovina Bridge along the Pocitelj-Zvirovici subsection of the pan-European Corridor Vc highway, in September. 4, 2024, in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Black Sea-Caspian Region and the Eurasian Chessboard

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Apr 16, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

krainian paratroopers head to the Mil Mi-8 helicopter to practice parachute jumps at a training ground on March 27, 2026 in Unspecified, Ukraine. The development of drones and robotic systems on the battlefield is increasingly affecting the conduct of modern warfare. Parachuting in open terrain has become ineffective and too dangerous both due to the large number of reconnaissance drones and the latest air defense systems. The advance is now happening differently: strike drones are the first to go. And the

Ukrainian paratroopers boarding a Mil Mi-8 helicopter on March 27, 2026, in Ukraine. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | April 15

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Apr 15, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media after he cast his ballot in Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. Orban, who has been in power for 16 years, is going into the election trailing challenger Peter Magyar, lead candidate of the Tisza party, (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Viktor Orbán speaks to the media after he cast his ballot in the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Curtain Falls for Hungary’s Orbán

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Apr 14, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

: A portrait of a soldier from the "Taifun" unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding a new model 'Marsianin' attack drone on April 7, 2026 in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. After years of developing systems and know-how to fend off Russia's drone attacks, Ukraine is now offering its hard-won expertise and counter-drone technology to other countries. In recent weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been visiting Gulf states who are confronting a wave of relatively cheap kamikaze drones launched by Iran as i

A soldier from the unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding a “Marsianin” attack drone on April 7, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine Military Situation Report | April 8

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

Apr 8, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

Wreckage is seen from what Iranian authorities say is a US military helicopter on April 5, 2026, in an unspecified location in Iran. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Russian Aggression Heightens American Costs in Iran

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Commentary

Apr 7, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

For Putin, the Iran War Is About Ukraine—Bleeding America, Splitting NATO, and Keeping Tehran’s Regime Alive All Serve One Purpose

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Commentary

Apr 7, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

King Charles III and Queen Camilla talk to Reverend Christopher Cocksworth as they leave after attending the 2026 Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel on April 5, 2026 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King Charles III talks to Reverend Christopher Cocksworth after the 2026 Easter Service at St George's Chapel on April 5, 2026, in Windsor, England. (Getty Images)

Commentary

King Charles Is Failing to Defend the Faith