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German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini in Munich, September 1937

The Power of Grievance

What History Reveals About Authoritarianism’s Animating Force

By Benjamin Carter Hett

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung meeting in Beijing, January 2026

South Korea Can Stand Up to China

With Its Allies, Seoul Has Enough Leverage to Push Back

By Victor Cha

An American flag outside the White House in Washington, D.C., October 2025

A Middle Way for American Foreign Policy

Neither Overreach nor Retreat Can Win Domestic Support

By Charles Kupchan and Peter Trubowitz

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A Russian-crewed ship suspected of cable sabotage, Tromso, Norway, January 2025

The New Arteries of Power

Subsea Cables Are This Century’s Hidden Battleground

By Lynn Kuok

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