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Our January/February 2025 issue is available online today. It includes a special package on Donald Trump’s second term as president, featuring essays by Margaret MacMillan on whether leaders can divert the course of history, Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon on the perils of “America first,” Niall Ferguson on how Washington can win the new cold war, Bilahari Kausikan on how Asian countries adapted to Trump’s first term, and Matias Spektor on the rise of the global South. The issue also covers:

  • The real nature of the threat posed by Russia
  • The case for South Korea going nuclear
  • Iran, Israel, and the Middle East’s delicate balance of disorder
  • How to rightsize the China challenge,and more.
 
 
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The Strange Triumph of a Broken America

Michael Beckley considers how to rally American power.

The Price of American Retreat

Mitch McConnell argues that Washington must reject isolationism and embrace primacy.

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The Race to Lead the Quantum Future

Charina Chou, James Manyika, and Hartmut Neven discuss how the next computing revolution could transform the world.

Migration Can Work for All

Amy Pope lays out a plan for replacing a broken global migration system.

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The Strange Triumph of a Broken America

Michael Beckley considers how to rally American power.

Image

The Price of American Retreat

Mitch McConnell argues that Washington must reject isolationism and embrace primacy.

Image

The Race to Lead the Quantum Future

Charina Chou, James Manyika, and Hartmut Neven discuss how the next computing revolution could transform the world.

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Migration Can Work for All

Amy Pope lays out a plan for replacing a broken global migration system.

 
 

Books & Reviews

 

In a review of Dollars and Dominion, by Mary Bridges, and Chokepoints, by Edward Fishman, Henry Farrell explains why American economic power is faltering.

 
 

Books & Reviews

 

In a review of Dollars and Dominion, by Mary Bridges, and Chokepoints, by Edward Fishman, Henry Farrell explains why American economic power is faltering.

 

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