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President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the Fort Bragg US Army base on February 13, 2026, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Getty Images)

Iran’s Crisis Is Trump’s Sweet Spot

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Toward a Stronger US-Taiwan Partnership: Unpacking the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Feb 20, 2026

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The Road to Lasting Peace: US Leadership in the South Caucasus

Feb 20, 2026

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Strategists and Ukraine

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Podcast

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A police officer stands near the West Kowloon court where Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial took place on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)

What’s Next for Jimmy Lai?

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Commentary

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Vice President JD Vance and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shake hands at the Zagulba Presidential Residence on February 10, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Getty Images)

South Caucasus Should Be a Strategic Priority for the EU

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)

Why the US and Its Allies Should Follow Israel’s Lead and Recognize Somaliland

Tsiporah Fried

Visiting Senior Fellow

Tsiporah Fried

Reports

A photo shows US and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem after the United States carried out airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Gazi Samad/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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A photo shows US and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem on June 22, 2025. (Getty Images)

The Economic Case for the US-Israel Partnership

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Reports

“Iron Curtain” at 80: Why the Special Relationship Is Essential to Defeating the New Authoritarians

Feb 25, 2026

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis on the flightline after a combat mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, on April 14, 2025. (US Air Force)

US Cannot Go Wobbly on Chagos

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Commentary

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