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Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election on October 4, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Japan Gets New Kind of Leader

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 6, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

An Israeli flag flutters on the window of a building that was damaged during the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Kibbutz Menara in northern Israel on November 28, 2024. The Israeli military on November 28 said it hit a facility in southern Lebanon belonging to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, a day after a ceasefire between the group and Israel began. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

An Israeli flag flutters on the window of a building in northern Israel on November 28, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel and Syria: A Conversation with Charmaine Hedding

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Oct 6, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

An F-16 pilot prepares for takeoff while airmen perform final preflight inspections on January 9, 2015, at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. (US Air Force)

Commentary

Why Reclaiming an Afghan Air Base Is in America’s National Interest

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 3, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Michael Doran appears on Sky News Australia to discuss President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace deal for Gaza and post-war scenarios.

(Screenshot via Sky News)

In the Media

Gaza Peace Deal

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Oct 3, 2025

In the Media

Leaders of BRICS countries attend the narrow format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. (Getty Images)

Reports

How to Counter BRICS and Preserve Global Dollar Dominance

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Oct 3, 2025

Reports

10 Min Read

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists and answers questions in Kyiv on September 27, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine’s Position Is Improving Despite Stalled Peace Process

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 3, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

John Lee appears on Sky News to discuss China’s recent ban on iron imports and Chinese involvement in Australia’s suburban rail loop project.

(Screenshot via Skynews)

In the Media

China Targets Australia’s Public Railroad Project

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Oct 2, 2025

In the Media

Election administration officials open ballot boxes in Tokyo on October 27, 2024. (Getty Images)

Reports

Japan’s Leadership Transition: Implications for Japan and the United States

Paul Sracic

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

William Chou

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair

Paul Sracic & William Chou

Oct 1, 2025

Reports

10 Min Read

Walter Russell Mead appears on Fox Business to discuss President Donald Trump’s “unconventional” foreign policy approach toward Ukraine and Gaza.

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

President Donald Trump’s “Dazzling and Unconventional” Foreign Policy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 1, 2025

In the Media

National Review: A Russian Defeat in Ukraine Would Help the West Elsewhere September 30, 2025 By Zineb Riboua

Light installation by Ukrainian artist and lighting designer Mykola Kabluka and the Expolight team appears on the Mother Ukraine monument on September 18, 2025, in Kyiv. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A Russian Defeat in Ukraine Would Help the West Elsewhere