What Kind of World Order Does Trump’s National Security Strategy Seek?; Longtime Partners Will Soon Start to Drift Away From Washington; American Commitments in the Gulf Can Rebuild the Regional Order
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U.S. President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, November 2025

Trump’s Power Paradox

What Kind of World Order Does His National Security Strategy Seek?

By Michael Kimmage

 

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Leaders gathering for a photo during a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 2025

How Much Abuse Can America’s Allies Take?

Longtime Partners Will Soon Start to Drift Away

By Robert E. Kelly and Paul Poast

 
U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2025 

A New Path to Middle East Security

How American Commitments in the Gulf Can Rebuild the Regional Order

By James F. Jeffrey and Elizabeth Dent

 

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Taiwanese soldiers exiting an underground military tunnel in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 2025

How War in Taiwan Ends

If Deterrence Fails, Could America Thwart China?

By Zack Cooper

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