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German Chancellor Fredrich Merz during his meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Poland, on May 7, 2025. (Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images)

Commentary

Friedrich Merz, Our Man in Berlin

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 14, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and other participants attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. (Sergei Bobylyov via Getty Images)

Reports

Sino-Russian Interactions Regarding Uzbekistan

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Jul 14, 2025

Reports

Long Read

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet during the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Zelenskiy via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Proves the “Restrainers” Wrong—Again

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 14, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Russian–North Korean Cooperation at a Critical Juncture

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jul 12, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China–Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 17, 2025. (Huang Jingwen via Getty Images)

Commentary

Waiting for China’s Gorbachev? Don’t Hold Your Breath.

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Jul 12, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Taiwanese soldiers of the 58th Artillery Command mobilize a HIMARS missile system to a tactical position as part of the ongoing Han Kuang military exercise in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 12, 2025. (Daniel Ceng via Getty Images)

Podcast

State Department Cuts, Tariffs, and Taiwan’s Military Exercises

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jul 12, 2025

Podcast

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In the Media

Gaza Ceasefire Talks Stall as Sanctions Pressure Mounts on Russia

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 12, 2025

In the Media

President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 27, 2019. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Prospects for Renewed US–North Korea Diplomacy: Stability, Realism, and Strategic Clarity

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jul 11, 2025

Commentary

14 Min Read

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force held an F-35 aircraft delivery ceremony at Komatsu Air Base in Japan on April 26, 2025. (F-35 Joint Program Office via JASDF and DVIDS)

Reports

Japan—and the Alliance—Prepare to Address a Taiwan Contingency

James J. Przystup

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

James J. Przystup

Jul 10, 2025

Reports

3 Min Read

Donald Trump At the 76th NATO Summit In The Hague (Beata Zawrzel via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Is Taking the Fight to the CCP. It’s Long past Time We Protected Our Bases and Critical Infrastructure

Jeremy Hunt

Media Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Jul 10, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hands over a letter to US President Donald Trump as they meets at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds via Getty Images)

Podcast

Israel Update: A Bond Like No Other?