Why China and Russia Stand to Win in a Might-Makes-Right World; The Limits of the Madman Theory; Israel, Trump, and the Gaza Deal
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The Price of Trump’s Power Politics

Why China and Russia Stand to Win in a Might-Makes-Right World

 By Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay

 

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The Limits of the Madman Theory

How Trump’s Unpredictability Could Hurt His Foreign Policy

By Roseanne McManus

 
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Israel, Trump, and the Gaza Deal

Can Netanyahu Survive Without War?

By Amos Harel

 

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Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition

Outside Actors Must Put the Country’s Needs Above Their Narrow Interests

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Trump and the New Age of Nationalism

A Dangerous Combination for America and the World

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How Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” Could Push Tehran and Moscow Even Closer

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