Israel and the Coming Long War | Foreign Affairs
WEB5 days ago · From the beginning, Israel’s current war has been unlike any of its predecessors of recent decades. The day after Hamas’s barbaric and murderous October 7 assault—in which the group killed more than 1,200 civilians and soldiers and took more than 200 hostages—Israel formally declared war for the first time in 50 years.
Don’t Ask the U.S. Military to Save American Democracy
WEB4 days ago · As former U.S. President Donald Trump takes another run at the White House, many observers worry about how his second term could shape civil-military relations. The Constitution enshrines civilian control over the military, but this relationship has at times been fraught. During Trump’s first term ...
America Is Fighting the Wrong Trade War | Foreign Affairs
WEB5 days ago · It has remained constant since, even as Trump applied tariffs and Chinese exports to America fell. The United States, in other words, is fighting the last trade war. Its current policies are designed for a period that has long since passed, and they are not expanding the labor market. In fact, they may be suppressing employment.
Asia Has No Hegemon - Foreign Affairs
WEB4 days ago · Reuters / Ng Han Guan. Debates about the balance of power in Asia typically rely on one of three views. Some analysts believe, fatalistically, that China has become an unassailably dominant force in the region. Others place continued faith in U.S. primacy and see China as weak, vulnerable, and ultimately containable.